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