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SOUTHRON
Etymology
Adjective
southron (not comparable)
(archaic) Southern.
(archaic, Scotland) English, from England.
Noun
southron (plural southrons)
(archaic) A southerner, someone from the south.
(archaic, Scotland) An Englishman.
(Scotland, uncommon) A Lowlander, a Scottish person from south of the Highlands.
(historical) Someone from the American South, that is, from the Confederate States of America.
Noun
Southron (plural Southrons)
Alternative letter-case form of southron
Source: Wiktionary
South"ron, n.
Definition: An inhabitant of the more southern part of a country; formerly, a name given in Scotland to any Englishman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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