— meridionally , adv.
/meuh rid"ee euh nl/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a meridian.
2. characteristic of the south or of people inhabiting the south, esp. of France.
3. southern; southerly.
n.
4. an inhabitant of the south, esp. the south of France.
[ 1350-1400; ME meridionalis southern, modeled on septentrionalis SEPTENTRIONAL. See MERIDIAN, -AL 1 ]