Meaning of Southland | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A region in the far south of the South Island of New Zealand, which includes Fiordland and Stewart Island.
2. A land that lies to the south.
3. A territorial authority which includes the majority of Southland region; in full, Southland District.
4. The American South: a geographic region approximately consisting of the states in the southeast quadrant of the United States.
5. Southern California: a geographic region constituting the portion of California approximately south of the Bay Area.
6. An unincorporated community in Garza County, Texas, United States.

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Examples

“Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue [...]”

“Big wheels keep on turnin' // Carry me home to see my kin // Singin' songs about the Southland // I miss Alabamy once again, and I think it's a sin”

“[…] combining in great oratorical flourishes a defense of his beloved Southland against the onslaughts of northern capitalists and a critique of the financial and transportation systems that threatened to impoverish farmers regardless of race […]”

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