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Moderatesouthern
The correct spelling is southern.
How to pronounce southern
/ˈsʌðɚn/
nounIPA: /ˈsʌðɚn/
Say it like: Sow-the-rn
The correct spelling is southern. Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding… For example: "The southern climate."
Usage Examples
“The southern climate.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South.
- 2.A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.
adjective
- 1.Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
- 2.Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
- 3.Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
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