Defn: Toward the southeast.
SOUTHER
South"er, n.
Defn: A strong wind, gale, or storm from the south.
SOUTHERLINESS
South"er*li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being southerly; direction toward the south.
SOUTHERLY
South"er*ly, a.
Defn: Southern.
SOUTHERN
South"ern, a. Etym: [AS. s. See South.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. Southern Cross (Astron.), a constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in position as to resemble a cross. — Southern Fish (Astron.), a constelation of the southern hemisphere (Piscis Australis) containing the bright star Fomalhaut. — Southern States (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.
SOUTHERN
South"ern, n.