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SOUTHERNISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("southernism" is a kind of...):
attitude; mental attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("southernism" is a kind of...):
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
