meridional
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
meridional /məˈrɪdɪən(ə)l/
▶adjective
- 1 southern.
■ relating to or characteristic of the people of southern Europe.
- 2 relating to a meridian.
– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. meridionalis, formed irregularly from L. meridies ‘midday, south’.
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