Words / B2

SUTH-uh-n/ˈsʌðən/

Southern means in or from the south of a country or area: southern catchments; Southern Rail. Opposite: northern. South is the noun/adverb (already in the dictionary). Southern catchments had longer bus times. Mix-up: southerly is a wind or direction; southern is the region adjective. Do not write southern for a single street south of the river without a regional claim.

Meaning

In or from the south of a country or area.

Examples

• “Southern catchments had longer bus times in the inequality enquiry.”
• “A southern hemisphere case study featured in the climate unit, which is the globe sense.”

Good to know

southern + region / England / hemisphere. Opposite: northern. Noun: south. Trap: southerly (wind). Geography and news. Of the south, not a compass point alone.

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