southern

Situated in, toward, or facing the south.

Coming from the south.

Native to or growing in the south.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of southern regions or the South.

Being south of the equator.

Of or pertaining to the south, or a region, place, or point which is nearer the south than some other region, place, or point indicated; situated in the south; specifically, in the United States, belonging to those States or that part of the Union called the South (see south, n., 3). Abbreviated S.

Directed or leading toward the south or a point near it: as, to steer a southern course.

Coming from the south; southerly: as, a southern breeze.

A native or an inhabitant of the south, of a southern country, or of the southern part of a country. Compare southron.

Same as south, 1, or souther.