Southland Meaning
/sˈaʊˌθlænd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA land that lies to the south.
nameA region in the far south of the South Island of New Zealand, which includes Fiordland and Stewart Island.
Sentence Examples
The group traveled to the southland to enjoy the warm weather.
Southland is a term used to describe any southern part of a nation.
Migrating birds fly towards the warm southland in the autumn.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the United States is famous for its cotton crops and humid summers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In many stories, the mysterious ____ is described as a place of endless sun and fertile fields.
Word Origin & History
From south + land.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue [...]"
— 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail:
"Big wheels keep on turnin' // Carry me home to see my kin // Singin' songs about the Southland // I miss Alabamy once again, and I think it's a sin"
— 1974, Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Sweet Home Alabama”, in Second Helping:
"[…] combining in great oratorical flourishes a defense of his beloved Southland against the onslaughts of northern capitalists and a critique of the financial and transportation systems that threatened to impoverish farmers regardless of race […]"
— 1993, Robert C. McMath, American Populism: A Social History 1877-1898, page 158:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the United States is famous for its cotton crops and humid summers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In many stories, the mysterious ____ is described as a place of endless sun and fertile fields.