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1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A southerly point, area, or direction is to the south or towards the south. □  We set off in a southerly direction. □  …the most southerly areas of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A southerly wind is a wind that blows from the south.

south|ern ◆◆◇ /sʌ ðə ^r n/ ADJ [ADJ n] Southern means in or from the south of a region, state, or country. □  The Everglades National Park stretches across the southern tip of Florida. □  …a place where you can sample southern cuisine.

south|ern|er /sʌ ðə ^r nə ^r / (southerners ) N‑COUNT A southerner is a person who was born in or lives in the south of a place or country. □  Bob Wilson is a Southerner, from Texas. □  Just one in five southerners has visited Liverpool.

south|ern|most /sʌ ðə ^r nmoʊst/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] The southernmost part of an area or the southernmost place is the one that is farthest towards the south. □  …the southernmost part of the island. □  …Aswan, Egypt's southernmost city.

Sou th Po le N‑PROPER The South Pole is the place on the surface of the earth which is farthest towards the south.

south|ward /saʊ θwə ^r d/ also southwards ADV [usu ADV after v, oft n ADV ] Southward or southwards means towards the south. □  They drove southward. □  It was a visit that took him to Mogadishu and southwards to Kismayo. ● ADJ Southward is also an adjective. □  Ducks gathered on the lakes before their southward flight.

sou th-we st ◆◆◇ also southwest

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] The south-west is the direction which is halfway between south and west. □  …the village of Popplewell, some six miles to the south-west.

2 N‑SING The south-west of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the south-west. □ [+ of ] …the mountains in the south west of the U.S.A.

3 ADV [ADV after v] If you go south-west , you travel towards the south-west. □  We took a plane south-west.

4 ADV Something that is south-west of a place is positioned to the south-west of it. □ [+ of ] …a gold mine at Orkney, south-west of Johannesburg.

5 ADJ [ADJ n] The south-west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the south-west. □  …a light aircraft crash near Stranraer in South-West Scotland. □  …in the south-west corner of my garden.

6 ADJ [ADJ n] A south-west wind is a wind that blows from the south-west.

sou th-we sterly also southwesterly ADJ [usu ADJ n] A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west. □  …the most south-westerly tip of Scotland.

sou th-we stern also south western ADJ [usu ADJ n] South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country. □  …towns and villages in south-western Azerbaijan.

sou|venir /suː vən I ə ^r , [AM ] -n I r/ (souvenirs ) N‑COUNT A souvenir is something which you buy or keep to remind you of a holiday, place, or event. □ [+ of ] …a souvenir of the summer of 1992.

sou'|west|er /saʊ we stə ^r / (sou'westers ) N‑COUNT A sou'wester is a waterproof hat that is worn especially by sailors in stormy weather. It has a wide brim at the back to keep your neck dry.

sov|er|eign /sɒ vr I n/ (sovereigns )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A sovereign state or country is independent and not under the authority of any other country. □  The Federation declared itself to be a sovereign republic.

2 ADJ Sovereign is used to describe the person or institution that has the highest power in a country. □  Sovereign power will continue to lie with the Supreme People's Assembly.