adj. esp. Geog.
1. of or in the south; inhabiting the south.
2 lying or directed towards the south (at the southern end).
Phrases and idioms:
Southern Cross a southern constellation in the shape of a cross. Southern hemisphere the half of the earth below the equator. southern lights the aurora australis. Southern States the States in the south, esp. the south-east, of the US.
Derivatives:
southernmost adj.
Etymology: OE sutherne (as SOUTH, -ERN)