southland
noun
south·land ˈsau̇th-ˌland 
-lənd
variants often Southland
: land in the south : the south of a country
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In the Southland, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and decrease wildfire frequency but can also lead to flooding, debris flows and coastal erosion. —
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Then ‘Southland’ — and that went away. —Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026 Southland kept the ticket revenues and paid us nothing. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 And with locations across the Southland, there is likely one close by. —Erica Olsen, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025 Back in the southland, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson is running for a second term against challenger village Trustee Joni Bradley-Scott. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 The lunar southlands are also a key target for future installments in NASA’s Artemis program, paving the way for semi-permanent human habitation on our nearest celestial neighbor. —Popular Science, 22 Aug. 2023 Think of it more as a five-county region, spreading across 4,571 square miles encompassing the five counties of California’s southland region. —New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020 At the same time, invasive species from the southlands are migrating north so fast our fish and game laws don't know how to keep up. —Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Aug. 2017
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Then ‘Southland’ — and that went away. —Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026 Southland kept the ticket revenues and paid us nothing. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 And with locations across the Southland, there is likely one close by. —Erica Olsen, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025 Back in the southland, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson is running for a second term against challenger village Trustee Joni Bradley-Scott. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 The lunar southlands are also a key target for future installments in NASA’s Artemis program, paving the way for semi-permanent human habitation on our nearest celestial neighbor. —Popular Science, 22 Aug. 2023 Think of it more as a five-county region, spreading across 4,571 square miles encompassing the five counties of California’s southland region. —New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020 At the same time, invasive species from the southlands are migrating north so fast our fish and game laws don't know how to keep up. —Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Aug. 2017
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“Southland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/southland. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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southland
noun
south·land ˈsau̇th-ˌland
-lənd
often capitalized
: land in the south : the south of a country or region
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