meridional

adj

1. (not-comparable)located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.

   “Offices that require heat […] should be meridional.”

   “For much of the 19th century what we now know as South America was called Meridional America”

2. (not-comparable)of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe

   “This, Constance recognised, may have had nothing to do with the situation – it was probably just a meridional convention – for in the Mediterranean countries nobody trusts his neighbour [...].”

   “As soon as he heard the news of the trial and execution, he summed up the incident as a monument to Catholic intolerance, meridional superstition and judicial bigotry – and he decided to do something about it.”

3. (not-comparable)along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian

noun

1. an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France