southland

south·land

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [south-luh nd, -land]
- /ˈsaʊθ lənd, -ˌlænd/
- /ˈsaʊθ.ˌlænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [south-luh nd, -land]
- /ˈsaʊθ lənd, -ˌlænd/

Definitions of southland word

noun southland a southern area. 1
noun southland the southern part of a country. 1
noun southland the Southland, the U.S. South. 1
noun southland the southern part of a country or area 0
noun southland the southern region of a country 0
noun southland land in the south 0

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Origin of southland

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English south lond, Old English sūthland; see south, land

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Southland

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Southland

southland popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

southland usage trend in Literature

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