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.

Northwest Florida Regional Airport → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Ohio Valley Conference → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Old Live Oak Cemetery → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Ole Miss Rebels football → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Paul W. Bryant Museum → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Peach Bowl → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Pensacola Blue Wahoos → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
subject surface form: Pinewood Atlanta Studios
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Plains, Georgia, United States → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Plains, Georgia
this entity surface form: American South
Rice Business → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Robin Lake Beach → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Rocket City Trash Pandas → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
SEC Baseball Tournament → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
SEC Championship Game → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
SEC Player of the Year → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
SEC West → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Senoia, Georgia → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Shades Cahaba Elementary School → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Shaw University → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Siler City, North Carolina → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Soulsville, USA → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
South Eastern Reporter → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
subject surface form: South-View Cemetery
this entity surface form: American South
Southeast → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern United States
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
SEC → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Southeastern Conference
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Southern Association championships → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Southern Conference → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Southern Reporter → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Southern Republicans → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
SWAC → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Southwestern Athletic Conference
Spelman College → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
St. Johns River → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeast United States
St. John’s Church → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: St. John’s Church (Richmond, Virginia)
this entity surface form: U.S. South
this entity surface form: American South
St. Stephens → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Sun Belt Conference → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Tampa Stadium → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Tennessee Volunteers → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Texas → region → Southern United States ⓘ
The Battery → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: The Battery (Charleston)
this entity surface form: American South
this entity surface form: American South
The Magic City → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
The News & Observer → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
The Song and Soul of the South → region → Southern United States ⓘ
The Southern Part of Heaven → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Thompson–Boling Arena → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States