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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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The country's only international passenger facility, whose departure boards are now largely red with cancellations, is located on the Mediterranean coast at the edge of Beirut's southern suburbs.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

A Wall Street Journal team recently traveled across southern Greenland to reach the abandoned U.S. base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

It can also alter polar and tropical jet streams, sending storms on a path through Southern California and the southern United States, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It also issued a new evacuation warning for residents in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

At this rate, they’d never be able to sail, even if the southern venti allowed them to.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan