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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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So maybe it isn’t all that surprising that before my husband and I bought my dream home in southern Connecticut, I made sure my place would be as climate-proof as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the centre of the southern city of Málaga, the increase has been 113 %, and, in Marbella - just under 150%.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

"This paper publishes a new adult fossil attributed to Homo erectus, DNH 127, providing further confirmation that this species first appeared in southern Africa 2 million years ago."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

"It's a level of heterogeneity I've never experienced before," said Jerome Despey, chairman of the wine advisory board at the public agency FranceAgriMer and a winegrower in the southern Herault department.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts attempted to offer conciliatory words to his southern colleagues, though he did so in a decidedly northern accent.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis



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