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

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

[ Syn: southerly ]

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

[ Syn: southerly ]