meridional

1. not comparablelocated in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.First known use 14th c.

   Offices that require heat […] should be meridional.

   1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC

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   For much of the 19th century what we now know as South America was called Meridional America

   2021, Pablo A. Baisotti, A New Struggle for Independence in Modern Latin America, Routledge

2. not comparableof or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of EuropeFirst known use 19th c.

   This, Constance recognised, may have had nothing to do with the situation – it was probably just a meridional convention – for in the Mediterranean countries nobody trusts his neighbour [...].

   1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 740

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   As soon as he heard the news of the trial and execution, he summed up the incident as a monument to Catholic intolerance, meridional superstition and judicial bigotry – and he decided to do something about it.

   2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 270

3. not comparableastronomyalong a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridianFirst known use 15th c.

   Antonyms: zonal

plural meridionals

1. an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France