The hemisphere of the Earth (or any celestial body) to the south of its equator.

Synonym of crested screamer

(astronomy) A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross, which appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.

The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.

relating to the Southern Sami people living in east central Norway south of the Arctic Circle and across the border in Sweden, and their language and culture.

A Finno-Ugric language spoken in parts of Norway.

The aurora of the southern hemisphere.

(derogatory) Someone from southern England, stereotyped as effete and pretentious.

(phonetics) The diphthongisation or triphthongisation of the vowels /æ/, /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ into [æj(ə)], [ɛj(ə)] and [ɪj(ə)], occurring in English spoken in the Southern United States.

The southern portion of South America, consisting of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, sometimes southern Brazil, São Paulo state and Paraguay.