The southern regions or territories of a country, especially the American South.
From Old English 'south' + 'land,' literally 'the land to the south.' A straightforward compound used since medieval times, became particularly associated with the American South from the 19th century onward.
The 'Southland' in American literature became a almost mythical entity representing everything from romance and honor to slavery and oppression—Mark Twain, Faulkner, and Harper Lee all deconstructed the romantic myths about the region.
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