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southland¹

Where it comes from

From south + land.

noun southlands

  1. A land that lies to the south.

Opposite: northland

Southland²

Where it comes from

From south + -land.

proper noun

  1. A region in the far south of the South Island of New Zealand, which includes Fiordland and Stewart Island.
  2. A territorial authority which includes the majority of Southland region; in full, Southland District.
  3. The American South: a geographic region consisting of the Upper South and Deep South of the United States. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue [...]
  4. Southern California: a geographic region constituting the portion of California approximately south of the Bay Area.
  5. An unincorporated community in Garza County, Texas, United States.
  6. An epoch from 15.9 to 10.9 million years ago, a subdivision of the Neogene.

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Opposite: northland

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"southland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/southland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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southland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/southland

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"southland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/southland.

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@misc{southland_2026,
  title = {southland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}