The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is one of the four census regions of the United States as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

SOUTHERN definition: 1. in or from the south part of an area: 2. in or from the south part of an area: . Learn more.

The Southern United States —commonly referred to as the American South or simply the South —constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. Because of the region's unique cultural and historic heritage, including early European colonial settlements, the doctrine of states' rights, the institution of slavery, and the legacy of the Confederacy ...

southern (comparative more southern, superlative most southern or southernmost) Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south. Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

Place Names [Southern] of or relating to the South of the United States. Astronomy being or located south of the equator: a southern constellation; the Southern Hemisphere. Place Names [often: Southern] Southerner (def. 2). lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south. coming from the south, as a wind. of or pertaining to the south.

SOUTHERN definition: lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south. See examples of southern used in a sentence.

1. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south. 2. coming from the south, as a wind. 3. of or pertaining to the south. 4. (cap.) of or pertaining to the South of the United States. 5. being or located south of the celestial equator or of the zodiac: a southern constellation. n.