1. people from the southern part of a country, especially the southern United States
Usage: archaic; sometimes offensive

Examples

• The novel depicted the conflict between northerners and southrons during the Civil War era.
• In medieval literature, southrons were often portrayed as exotic foreigners.
• The term southrons appears frequently in historical texts from the 19th century.
• Some consider the word southrons to be outdated and potentially offensive.
• The author used southrons to refer to inhabitants of the Confederate states.