meridional

1. 1.

   of or relating to a meridian
2. 2.

   located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places

   Similarsouthern

Questions about meridional

What does meridional mean?

meridional means "of or relating to a meridian". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in meridional?

meridional has 5 syllables: me-ri-di-o-nal. The stress falls on "o".

Is meridional a common word?

meridional is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.