Meridional
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /mᵻˈɹɪdɪən(ə)l/
Origin
From Middle French meridional, from Latin merÄ«diÅnÄlis, from merÄ«diÄ“s ("noon; south").
Full definition of meridional
Adjective
meridional
- Located in the south, southern; later especially, pertaining to the south of France or other southern parts of Europe. from 14th c.
- Sir H. WottonOffices that require heat ... should be meridional.
- (astronomy, geography) Along a north-south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian. from 15th c.
- Of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the south of France or other southern parts of Europe. from 19th c.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 740: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 ....
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 270: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.
Noun
meridional
(plural meridionals)- An inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France.