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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Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

India's Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging a landmark 2018 order that allowed women of menstruating age into the famed Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala state.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

On Sunday, Iran hit the Neot Hovav industrial zone in southern Israel, which houses several factories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A week-long stopover is planned in southern Italy for "non-violence training."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Clive had come here to southern Washington State when he was just sixteen, to work as a lumberjack.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis