Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈsʌðən/, /ˈsʌðn̩/
- (America) IPA: /ˈsʌðəɹn/, enPR: sŭth′ərn
- (CA) IPA: /ˈsaʊðɚn/, enPR: south′ərn
southern
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
- Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
- The southern climate.
- Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
- French: méridional, sud, austral
- German: südlich
- Italian: meridionale
- Portuguese: do sul, meridional, austral
- Russian: ю́жный
- Spanish: del sur, sureño, meridional
- French: sudiste
- German: südlich, südländisch
- Portuguese: meridional, do sul/Sul, sulista
- Spanish: del sur, sureño, meridional
southern (plural southerns)
- Synonym of southerner#English|southerner
Southern
Pronunciation
- (RP, nonrhotic Southern American English) IPA: /ˈsʌð.ən/
- (GA, rhotic Southern American English) IPA: /ˈsʌð.ɚn/
southern
- (not in US) from or pertaining to the southern part of any region
- (chiefly, US) from or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, or to the inhabitants or culture of that region.
- 1993, Lillian Kayte, Southern Surprise, published in the June 1993 issue of the Vegetarian Times, page 36:
- But although Southern cooking makes use of a cornucopia of vegetables, it also typically includes generous portions of meat and fried chicken. Even vegetable dishes and breads are often cooked with animal fat: Greens are fried in bacon grease [...]
- 2004, Mark Ellwood, Todd Obolsky, Ross Velton, The Rough Guide to Florida, page 34:
- Southern cooking makes its presence felt throughout the northern half of the state. Vegetables such as okra, collard greens, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes, and fried eggplant are added to staples such as fried chicken, roast beef, and hogjaw — meat from the mouth of a pig.
- 1993, Lillian Kayte, Southern Surprise, published in the June 1993 issue of the Vegetarian Times, page 36:
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