"Southern" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "English surname, from the adjective southern. Often used as a northern English nickname for someone from the south of the country, or as a Scottish nickname for an Englishman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Southern",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Southern",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Southern (comparative more Southern, superlative most Southern)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "South‧ern"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "From or pertaining to the southern part of any region."
      ],
      "id": "en-Southern-en-adj-bDL68pEl",
      "links": [
        [
          "southern",
          "southern"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(not in the US) From or pertaining to the southern part of any region."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "not in the US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1993, Lillian Kayte, Southern Surprise, published in the June 1993 issue of the Vegetarian Times, page 36",
          "text": "But although Southern cooking makes use of a cornucopia of vegetables, it also typically includes generous portions of meat and fried chicken. Even vegetable dishes and breads are often cooked with animal fat: Greens are fried in bacon grease …"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Mark Ellwood, Todd Obolsky, Ross Velton, The Rough Guide to Florida, page 34:",
          "text": "Southern cooking makes its presence felt throughout the northern half of the state. Vegetables such as okra, collard greens, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes, and fried eggplant are added to staples such as fried chicken, roast beef, and hogjaw — meat from the mouth of a pig.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "From or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, southern portions of some other states (e.g., Southern California), or to the inhabitants or culture of that region."
      ],
      "id": "en-Southern-en-adj-II-HrqK3",
      "links": [
        [
          "South",
          "South"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly US) From or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, southern portions of some other states (e.g., Southern California), or to the inhabitants or culture of that region."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ən/",
      "note": "Received Pronunciation or non-rhotic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ɚn/",
      "note": "General American, rhotic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Southern"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "English surname, from the adjective southern. Often used as a northern English nickname for someone from the south of the country, or as a Scottish nickname for an Englishman.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Southern",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "South‧ern"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Southern-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Southern Comfort"
        }
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 32 5 60",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ellipsis of Southern Comfort."
      ],
      "id": "en-Southern-en-name-YU53wDQA",
      "links": [
        [
          "Southern Comfort",
          "w:Southern Comfort"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ən/",
      "note": "Received Pronunciation or non-rhotic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ɚn/",
      "note": "General American, rhotic"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Southern (surname)"
  ],
  "word": "Southern"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "English surname, from the adjective southern. Often used as a northern English nickname for someone from the south of the country, or as a Scottish nickname for an Englishman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Southern",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Southern",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Southern (comparative more Southern, superlative most Southern)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "South‧ern"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "From or pertaining to the southern part of any region."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "southern",
          "southern"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(not in the US) From or pertaining to the southern part of any region."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "not in the US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1993, Lillian Kayte, Southern Surprise, published in the June 1993 issue of the Vegetarian Times, page 36",
          "text": "But although Southern cooking makes use of a cornucopia of vegetables, it also typically includes generous portions of meat and fried chicken. Even vegetable dishes and breads are often cooked with animal fat: Greens are fried in bacon grease …"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Mark Ellwood, Todd Obolsky, Ross Velton, The Rough Guide to Florida, page 34:",
          "text": "Southern cooking makes its presence felt throughout the northern half of the state. Vegetables such as okra, collard greens, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes, and fried eggplant are added to staples such as fried chicken, roast beef, and hogjaw — meat from the mouth of a pig.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "From or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, southern portions of some other states (e.g., Southern California), or to the inhabitants or culture of that region."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "South",
          "South"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly US) From or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, southern portions of some other states (e.g., Southern California), or to the inhabitants or culture of that region."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ən/",
      "note": "Received Pronunciation or non-rhotic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ɚn/",
      "note": "General American, rhotic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Southern"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "English surname, from the adjective southern. Often used as a northern English nickname for someone from the south of the country, or as a Scottish nickname for an Englishman.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Southern",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "South‧ern"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Southern Comfort"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English ellipses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ellipsis of Southern Comfort."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Southern Comfort",
          "w:Southern Comfort"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ən/",
      "note": "Received Pronunciation or non-rhotic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌð.ɚn/",
      "note": "General American, rhotic"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Southern (surname)"
  ],
  "word": "Southern"
}