meridional /mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/adjective 3noun 1forms 1 adjective3 •located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.Offices that require heat […] should be meridional. — 1624 •along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian •of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of EuropeThis, 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 [...]. — 1982 noun1 •an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France formsmeridionals
