Definition of Southirn
South"ern (?; 277), a. [AS.
s&?;&?;ern. See South.] Of or pertaining to the
south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or
proceeding toward the south.
Southern Cross (Astron.), a
constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright
stars so related in position as to resemble a cross. --
Southern Fish (Astron.), a constelation
of the southern hemisphere (Piscis Australis) containing the
bright star Fomalhaut. -- Southern States
(U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the American Union
lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas,
Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a
slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.
South"ern, n. A Southerner.
[R.]
South"ern (?; 277), a. [AS.
s&?;&?;ern. See South.] Of or pertaining to the
south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or
proceeding toward the south.
Southern Cross (Astron.), a
constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright
stars so related in position as to resemble a cross. --
Southern Fish (Astron.), a constelation
of the southern hemisphere (Piscis Australis) containing the
bright star Fomalhaut. -- Southern States
(U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the American Union
lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas,
Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a
slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.
South"ern, n. A Southerner.
[R.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south
- (of a wind) blowing from the south; southerly
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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