southern states
Nation's warmer half
The southern states are states located in the southern portion of a country or region.
In casual geographic reference, this simply means states in the south: The southern states tend to have milder winters.
The phrase is descriptive rather than fixed—which states qualify depends on context and the country being discussed. (Capitalized Southern States typically refers specifically to the American South.)
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- AlabamaDeep South state
- Cajun cuisineLouisiana French cooking tradition
- ArkansasSouthern state, capital Little Rock
- oil industryCommercial extraction of crude
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southern statesfree states
Territories prohibiting human bondage
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