Read the dictionary definition of southern. All definitions for this word.
1. from the south; used especially of wind
1. a hot southerly wind
2. southern breezes
3. the winds are southerly
2. situated in or oriented toward the south
1. a southern exposure
2. took a southerly course
3. situated in or coming from regions of the south
1. the southern hemisphere
2. southern constellations
4. in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
1. southern hospitality
2. southern cooking
3. southern plantations