southern Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
    • southern hospitality
    • southern cooking
    • southern plantations
  2. adjective satellite situated in or oriented toward the south
    southerly.
    • a southern exposure
    • took a southerly course
  3. adjective situated in or coming from regions of the south
    • the southern hemisphere
    • southern constellations
  4. adjective satellite from the south; used especially of wind
    southerly.
    • a hot southerly wind
    • southern breezes
    • the winds are southerly

WordNet

South"ern adjective
Etymology
AS. sern. See South.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.
South"ern noun
Definitions
  1. A Southerner. R.

Webster 1913