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Southern Tier

Southern Tier proper noun: an area of New York, variously described, but approximately comprising the state's counties that border Pennsylvania, except Sullivan County.

southern tier: an area of New York, variously described, but approximately comprising the state's counties that...
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Proper noun

the Southern Tier

  1. An area of New York, variously described, but approximately comprising the state's counties that border Pennsylvania, except Sullivan County.

Questions about Southern Tier

What does Southern Tier mean?
Southern Tier means an area of New York, variously described, but approximately comprising the state's counties that border Pennsylvania, except Sullivan County.
What part of speech is Southern Tier?
Southern Tier is a proper noun.

Words near Southern Tier in the dictionary

  1. Southern Sudanese
  2. southern sugar maple
  3. southern sugar maples
  4. southern sushi
  5. Southern Tablelands
  6. Southern Tier
  7. southern tigrina
  8. southern tigrinas
  9. southern topeyed lamprey
  10. southern topeyed lampreys
  11. Southern Tropic

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