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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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Heavy rain over several days caused significant flooding along the White River, which flows through Indianapolis and central and southern Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Their closest living populations are now nearly 2,500 km away in southern Mexico, indicating that the species once occupied a dramatically different geographic range.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, as it approached the southern end of the Big Island.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

But Lebanon still reports intermittent Israeli strikes and broad demolitions of civilian buildings in southern villages and towns.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

It is part of a set including maps of the northern and southern skies.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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