Adjective
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from the south
used especially of wind
"a hot southerly wind"
"southern breezes"
"the winds are southerly"
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situated in or coming from regions of the south
"the southern hemisphere"
"southern constellations"
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situated in or oriented toward the south
"a southern exposure"
"took a southerly course"
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in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
"southern hospitality"
"southern cooking"
"southern plantations"