southern

adjective
🔊/ˈsʌðən/
🔊/ˈsʌðərn/
(also Southern)
(abbreviation S)
[usually before noun]
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  1. located in the south or facing south; connected with or typical of the south part of the world or a region南方的;向南的;南部的
    • the southern slopes of the mountains山的南坡
    • southern Spain西班牙南部
    • a southern accent南方口音
    • the southern part of the region该地区的南部
    • She owns a guest house in the southern city of Seville.她在南部城市塞维利亚拥有一家旅馆。
    • southern French cuisine法国南部美食
    • the company's global expansion into the southern hemisphere公司的全球扩张到南半球
    Topics Geographyb1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySouthern is used with these nouns:
    • accent
    • border
    • boundary
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    Word OriginOld English sūtherne (from south + -ern).