Southern United States

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cultural region region of the United States

The Southern United States is a culturally distinct region of the country known for its historical ties to the Confederacy, unique traditions in music and cuisine, and a warm climate spanning from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Observed surface forms (18)

Surface form Occurrences
Southeastern United States 253
American South 196
United States South 22

Statements (80)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
region of the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South

Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: the South
borders Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
surface form: Western United States
country United States of America ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
tropical climate (southern Florida and Gulf Coast areas) ⓘ
hasCuisine Cajun cuisine ⓘ
Creole cuisine ⓘ
Southern cuisine ⓘ
barbecue ⓘ
soul food ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition Southern Gothic ⓘ
surface form: Southern Gothic literature

Southern hospitality ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic large African American population ⓘ
strong evangelical Protestant presence ⓘ
hasEconomicSector agriculture ⓘ
energy industry ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasHistoricalCharacteristic Jim Crow laws ⓘ
antebellum plantation economy ⓘ
slavery ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent American Civil War ⓘ
hasHistoricalMovement American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form: Civil Rights Movement
hasHistoricalTieTo Confederate States of America ⓘ
hasMajorCity Atlanta ⓘ
Birmingham ⓘ
Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Charlotte

Dallas, Texas ⓘ
surface form: Dallas

Houston ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form: Memphis

Miami ⓘ
Nashville ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
hasMajorMountainRange Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
hasMajorRiver Mississippi River ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
hasMusicGenre bluegrass ⓘ
blues ⓘ
country music ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
hasPoliticalCharacteristic contemporary tendency to vote Republican in federal elections ⓘ
historically Democratic stronghold before mid-20th century realignment ⓘ
hasSportCulture NASCAR auto racing ⓘ
college football ⓘ
hasSubregion Bible Belt ⓘ
Black Belt ⓘ
Deep South ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form: Gulf Coast

Upper South ⓘ
includesState Alabama ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ
Province of Delaware ⓘ
surface form: Delaware

District of Columbia ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
locatedIn North America ⓘ
timeZoneIncludes Central Time Zone ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
surface form: Mountain Time Zone (western Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle)

Referenced by (714)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: American South
Divinity School → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Dorchester County → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Dorchester County, South Carolina
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Duke Divinity School → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Esto, Florida → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
First Baptist Church (Selma, Alabama) → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Florida East Coast Railway (historical) → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Florida Gators men's basketball → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Florida State Seminoles football → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Garden District → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Great Dismal Swamp → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Hay House → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Heart of Dixie → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Holly Springs Salamanders baseball team → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Holly Springs Salamanders
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Hospital Key → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
this entity surface form: U.S. South
Interstate 20 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Interstate 285 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Interstate 30 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Interstate 40 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Interstate 55 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Interstate 74 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Interstate 85 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
subject surface form: Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
John Randolph of Roanoke → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Kawita (Coweta) people → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Kawita people
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Loggerhead Key → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Lorraine Motel → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
MIA → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Marthasville → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Mary Esther, Florida → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Mauldin High School → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Metro Conference → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Middle Key → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Milledgeville, Georgia → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Millsaps College → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Mississippi University for Women → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Mobile BayBears → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Mobile Museum of Art → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. South
Monumental Church (Richmond, Virginia) → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Morehouse College → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Moreland, Georgia → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Muskogean languages → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Nashville SC → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Nassau County, Florida → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
North Carolina School of the Arts → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States