word-vault/dist/data/cards/so/southern.json

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{
    "term": "southern",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "located in the south or facing south; connected with or typical of the south part of the world or a region",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the southern slopes of the mountains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "southern Spain"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a southern accent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the southern part of the region"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She owns a guest house in the southern city of Seville."
                },
                {
                    "text": "southern French cuisine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the company's global expansion into the **southern hemisphere**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌðən/",
                "audio": "so/southern/southern__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌðərn/",
                "audio": "so/southern/southern__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sūtherne (from south + -ern)."
}