"meridional" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meridional.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dyew-}}, {{bor|en|frm|meridional}} Middle French meridional, {{der|en|la|merīdiōnālis}} Latin merīdiōnālis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} meridional (not comparable)
  1. located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe. Tags: not-comparable Categories (place): France Translations (located in the south): eteläinen (Finnish)
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  2. of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe Tags: not-comparable Categories (place): France Translations (of or characteristic of south): eteläinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-meridional-en-adj-CAyV5WHk Disambiguation of France: 30 30 6 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 33 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 23 36 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 7 2 34 22 32 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 36 25 30 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 25 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 32 26 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 24 38 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 25 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 25 34 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 24 38 2 Disambiguation of 'of or characteristic of south': 28 44 28
  3. (astronomy, geography, meteorology) along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Geography, Meteorology Translations (astronomy, geography, meteorology: along a north–south direction): pohjois–etelä-suuntainen (Finnish), pituuspirin suuntainen (Finnish), meridionâl (Friulian), meridionale (Italian), południkowy [masculine] (Polish), de meridian (Romanian), meridional (Romanian), меридианный (meridiannyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-meridional-en-adj-LslOAHet Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 33 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 23 36 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 7 2 34 22 32 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 36 25 30 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 25 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 32 26 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 24 38 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 25 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 25 34 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 24 38 2 Topics: astronomy, climatology, geography, meteorology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomy, geography, meteorology: along a north–south direction': 9 1 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meridional ray, meridional wind Related terms: longitudinal

Noun

IPA: /mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meridional.wav Forms: meridionals [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dyew-}}, {{bor|en|frm|meridional}} Middle French meridional, {{der|en|la|merīdiōnālis}} Latin merīdiōnālis Head templates: {{en-noun}} meridional (plural meridionals)
  1. an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France Categories (place): France
    Sense id: en-meridional-en-noun-hrxM~x6e Disambiguation of France: 30 30 6 34

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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