1. (

• southern ,

) in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations" ;

2. (

• southerly ,
• southern ,

) situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" ;

3. (

• southern ,

) situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations" ;

4. (

• southerly ,
• southern ,

) from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" ;