southernmost en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English southern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos 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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Farthest south.
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa.
Historically, the southernmost Scandinavian nation has tended to be Euroskeptic, Friis told CNN, never feeling European at heart.
2025 July 5, Sebastian Shukla, “Denmark has long been Euroskeptic. Donald Trump helped change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025:
Relateds
easternmost · northernmost · westernmost
Synonyms
Translations (17)
nl zuidelijkst (farthest south) · da sydligste (farthest south) · de südlichster (farthest south) · nb sørligste (farthest south) · ru са́мый ю́жный (farthest south) · tr en güneydeki (farthest south) · cmn 最南端的 (farthest south) · sk najjužnejší (farthest south) · cs nejjižnější (farthest south) · bg най-южен (farthest south) · ru южне́йший (farthest south) · sv sydligaste (farthest south) · ro cel mai sudic (farthest south) · hu legdélibb (farthest south) · el νοτιότερος (farthest south) · it più a sud (farthest south) · nb sydligste (farthest south)