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Southern United States

Southern United States proper noun: an expansive region encompassing the southeastern and south-central part of the United States.

southern united states: an expansive region encompassing the southeastern and south-central part of the United States
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Proper noun

the Southern United States

  1. An expansive region encompassing the southeastern and south-central part of the United States.
    • Holonyms: United States, United States of America, U.S., US, USA < North America < Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe
    • Meronyms: Upper South, Deep South, Old South, Southeast
    Synonyms:
    American South, Dixie, Dixieland, South[Appendix:Glossary, Southland[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of Southern United States

Questions about Southern United States

What does Southern United States mean?
Southern United States means an expansive region encompassing the southeastern and south-central part of the United States.
What part of speech is Southern United States?
Southern United States is a proper noun.

Words near Southern United States in the dictionary

  1. Southern Tropic
  2. Southern Tungusic
  3. Southern Turkmen
  4. Southern Unionist
  5. Southern Unionists
  6. Southern United States
  7. Southern Uplands
  8. Southern Uzbek
  9. Southern Vietnam
  10. southern viscacha
  11. southern viscachas

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