Phrase guide

southern lights

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The aurora of the southern hemisphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the aurora of the southern hemisphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aurora australis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aurora

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: suiderligte — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Bashkir: һаҙағай (haźağay) — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Bashkir: көньяҡ һаҙағай (könʹyaq haźağay) — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極光 /极光 (jíguāng) — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Danish: sydlys — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Esperanto: antarkta aŭroro — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Finnish: revontulet — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • French: aurore australe — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Hungarian: déli fény — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Icelandic: suðurljós — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Irish: Na Gealáin Theas — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Norwegian: sørlys — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Polish: zorza polarna — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Romanian: auroră australă — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Russian: южное полярное сия́ние (južnoje poljarnoje sijánije) — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Scottish Gaelic: fir-chlis — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Spanish: aurora austral — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Swedish: sydsken — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Thai: แสงใต้ (sɛ̌ɛng-dtâai) — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Ukrainian: півде́нне ся́йво (pivdénne sjájvo) — the aurora of the southern hemisphere
  • Vietnamese: nam cực quang — the aurora of the southern hemisphere