Meridional

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  • adjective. Of or relating to meridians or a meridian.
  • adjective. Located in the south; southern.
  • adjective. Of or characteristic of southern areas or people.
  • noun. An inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who dwells in the south; specifically, an inhabitant of the south of France.
  • Pertaining to the meridian; having a direction like that of a terrestrial meridian.
  • Highest; consummate.
  • Southern; southerly; extending or turned toward the south.
  • Characteristic of southern climates or southern peoples.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the meridian.
  • adjective. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.
  • adjective. the distance or departure from the meridian; the easting or westing.
  • adjective. parts of the meridian in Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers representing these parts used in projecting charts, and in solving cases in Mercator's sailing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to a meridian
  • adjective. located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places
  • Word Usage
    "Temperatures in the North Atlantic are influenced by a giant 'conveyor belt' of warm water from the south called the meridional overturning circulation."
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    southern  
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