southern

Adjective

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

• situated in or coming from regions of the south
  • the southern hemisphere
    
  • southern constellations
    

• situated in or oriented toward the south
  • a southern exposure
    
  • took a southerly course
    

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