meridional

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   located in the south, southern

   located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.

   • Offices that require heat […] should be meridional.
   • For much of the 19th century what we now know as South America was called Meridional America
2. 2

   of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts…

   of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe

   • This, Constance recognised, may have had nothing to do with the situation – it was probably just a meridional convention – for in the Mediterranean countries nobody trusts his neighbour [...].
   • As soon as he heard the news of the trial and execution, he summed up the incident as a monument to Catholic intolerance, meridional superstition and judicial bigotry – and he decided to do something about it.
3. 3

   along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian

   along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian

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   1. 4

      an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France

The neighborhood

• neighborlongitudinal