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- [suhth -ern]
- /ˈsʌð ərn/
- /ˈsʌðən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhth -ern]
- /ˈsʌð ərn/
Definitions of southern word
- adjective southern lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south. 1
- adjective southern coming from the south, as a wind. 1
- adjective southern of or relating to the south. 1
- adjective southern (initial capital letter) of or relating to the South of the United States. 1
- adjective southern Astronomy. being or located south of the celestial equator or of the zodiac: a southern constellation. 1
- noun southern Terry, 1924–95, U.S. novelist and screenwriter. 1
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Origin of southern
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sūtherne. See south, -ern
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Parts of speech for Southern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
southern popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
southern usage trend in Literature
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adj southern
- hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
Top questions with southern
- what is southern comfort?
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