southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /

ADJECTIVE

in the south

Synonyms

WEAK

austral from the south meridional of the south southerly toward the south

Antonyms

WEAK

northern

ADJECTIVE

pertaining to the south

Synonyms

WEAK

austral meridional midi southerly

Antonyms

WEAK

northern

Example Sentences

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Egypt and France were present, as were some from Chad, Libya’s southern neighbor and a hotbed of militant activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Iraq can send some of its northern crude through a pipeline to Turkey, but most of the country’s oil production comes from its southern fields, which have no inland connection to the pipeline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

West was due to hold a concert in the southern French city of Marseille on June 11.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The false widow species is said to originate from Madeira and the Canary Islands and was first seen in southern England in 1879.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

After less than a year as assistant to a minister in Uithuizen, he had been given a church of his own in Brabant, the beautiful rural southern part of Holland.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom