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- proper noun Alternative capitalization of
southerner (native or inhabitant of thesouth of any region). - proper noun US Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the
South .
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Examples
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The one thing I'm proud of as a Southerner is the fact that we talk about it and can tease each other about the stereotypes.
The Mis-Education of Maggie ____Maggie 2007
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The Senator, the Insurgent and the Southerner is a managable story line.
Time to celebrate! 2004
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The Senator, the Insurgent and the Southerner is a managable story line.
Archive 2004-01-01 2004
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He said he considers himself a "born-again Southerner," a conservative Christian whose patriotism and values are a natural fit for the district.
State's Swing Status Put to Test Valerie Bauerlein 2010
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Senator DeMint is a Southerner from a state that embraces the right to work idealology.
DeMint: Senate could've voted on TSA chief 'months ago' 2009
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That gives him a strong Southerner from a battleground-possible state on the ticket.
Top Obama VP candidate takes himself out of the running 2008
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Haskell, the Southerner, is the more enthusiastic of the two.
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An Illinois native, Jones says a Southerner is "one who holds religion as a significant factor in life; who considers family as the central unit in society, family and property as their personal domain and self-reliance as a basic principle of government."
USATODAY.com 2002
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A true Southerner is always a Southerner, and takes the part of a Southerner in every dispute, – right or wrong.
Daisy 1868
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Recognition of the "belligerent" Southerner is out of the question: he is nothing but a "rebel," whom the North not only can but will put down by force of arms, and teach that the
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