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Meridional

//mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe. not-comparable

    "Offices that require heat […] should be meridional."

  2. 2
    of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe not-comparable

    "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 [...]."

  3. 3
    along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to a meridian wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).

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