noun
- the southern part of a country or region
- the southern United States
Usage: capitalized when referring specifically to the American South
Examples
- The family moved from the cold northland to the warm southland.
- Many birds migrate to the southland during winter.
- The Southland has a rich cultural heritage.
- Cotton was once the main crop of the southland.
- She grew up in the southland of California.
- The southland experienced a severe drought last summer.