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meridianal

meridianal is the alternative form of meridional.

Meaning of meridional

Adjective

meridional (not comparable)

  1. located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.
    • Offices that require heat […] should be meridional.1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC
  2. of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe
    • This, Constance recognised, may have had nothing to do with the situation – it was probably just a meridional convention – for in the Mediterranean countries nobody trusts his neighbour [...].1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 740
  3. along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian
    Antonyms:
    zonal

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Words formed from meridianal

Questions about meridianal

What is meridianal the alternative form of?
Meridianal is the alternative form of meridional.

Words near meridianal in the dictionary

  1. Merideths
  2. meridian
  3. meridian fennel
  4. meridian termite
  5. meridian termites
  6. meridianal
  7. meridianally
  8. meridianed
  9. Meridiani Planum
  10. meridianing
  11. meridians

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