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southernmost

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Farthest south.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: southmost

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

situated farthest south

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: southmost

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English southern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English southernmost From southern + -most.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: най-южен (naj-južen) — farthest south
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最南端的 (zuì nánduān de) — farthest south
  • Czech: nejjižnější — farthest south
  • Danish: sydligste — farthest south
  • Dutch: zuidelijkst — farthest south
  • German: südlichster — farthest south
  • Greek: νοτιότερος (notióteros) — farthest south
  • Hungarian: legdélibb — farthest south
  • Italian: più a sud — farthest south
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sørligste — farthest south
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sydligste — farthest south
  • Romanian: cel mai sudic — farthest south
  • Russian: са́мый ю́жный (sámyj júžnyj) — farthest south
  • Russian: южне́йший (južnéjšij) — farthest south
  • Slovak: najjužnejší — farthest south
  • Swedish: sydligaste — farthest south
  • Turkish: en güneydeki — farthest south
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