Hyphenation of southern

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word southern? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

south-ern

Definitions of southern:

1.	In or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line Southern hospitality Southern cooking Southern plantations
2.	Situated in or oriented toward the south A southern exposure Took a southerly course
3.	Situated in or coming from regions of the south The southern hemisphere Southern constellations
4.	From the south Used especially of wind A hot southerly wind Southern breezes The winds are southerly

Synonyms of southern:

adj	southern, Confederate, gray, grey, rebel
adj	southerly, south
adj	southern, austral, meridional, south-central
adj	southerly, south

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.