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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