🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

南方的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nán fāng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Southern/ˈsʌð.ərn/
adjectivenounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #350 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他们居住在这个国家的南方。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Situated in, directed towards, or facing the south.

    "They traveled along the southern coast of the continent."
  2. 2

    Relating to or characteristic of the southern region of a country, continent, or the world.

    "The researcher studied the unique flora native to the australis region."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'sūðerne', stemming from the Proto-Germanic '*sunþraz' meaning 'south'. The term 'australis' comes directly from Latin, meaning 'of the south' (from 'australis', derived from 'auster' meaning south wind), which forms the etymological root for many modern geographic and scientific designations associated with the southern hemisphere.

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