Southern European
From the peninsula
Southern European describes people, cultures, languages, or things from the Mediterranean region of Europe—primarily Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and nearby countries.
The term often carries connotations of warmer climate, Roman Catholic or Orthodox religious heritage, and Latin or Greek linguistic roots.
In demographic contexts, Southern European sometimes appears as a category distinct from Northern or Eastern European: Her grandparents were Southern European immigrants.
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- sunEarth's primary star
culture · olive oil · olive groves · Byzantine Empire · ancient ruins · cobblestone streets · terracotta roofs · Iberian · Romance languages · French · Portuguese · Iberian Peninsula · Roman Empire · Balkans · Greek city-states · Sardinian · Adriatic Sea · gastronomy
- Mediterranean languagesFrench, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian
Southern EuropeanNorthern European
From Scandinavia or nearby
Scandinavian · Nordic · Baltic · British · Irish
Southern EuropeanScandinavian
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Nordic · Northern European · Finnish · Swedish · Norwegian
south, southern, southerly, southerner, southernmost, southward, southwards, southbound, Europe