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Southern hospitality

Southern hospitality noun: the cultural stereotype of warmth, kindness, and generosity shown by people in the Southern United States toward guests, strangers, and neighbors.

Noun

Southern hospitality (uncountable)

  1. (US) The cultural stereotype of warmth, kindness, and generosity shown by people in the Southern United States toward guests, strangers, and neighbors.

Questions about Southern hospitality

What does Southern hospitality mean?
Southern hospitality means the cultural stereotype of warmth, kindness, and generosity shown by people in the Southern United States toward guests, strangers, and neighbors.
What part of speech is Southern hospitality?
Southern hospitality is a noun.

Words near Southern hospitality in the dictionary

  1. southern hairy-nosed wombats
  2. Southern Harbour
  3. southern hemisphere
  4. southern hemispheres
  5. Southern Highlands
  6. Southern hospitality
  7. Southern Icy Ocean
  8. Southern Ireland
  9. southern king crab
  10. southern king crabs
  11. Southern Kurdish

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