meridional
adjective
- from or in the south
- along a meridian line
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/ / /mə-/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).
- 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”
- 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.”
- along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).
- an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France