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.

Trinity College → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Troy University Montgomery Campus → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
U.S. Route 15 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
U.S. Route 29 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
U.S. Route 70 → region → Southern United States ⓘ
UAB Blazers baseball team → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team → region → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: UAB Blazers men's basketball team
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
UAB Blazers softball team → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Union Institute → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
University of Alabama → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
University of Arkansas Razorbacks football → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
University of Georgia School of Law → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
University of Richmond → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
VMI Keydets → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Virginia State Capitol → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Wake Forest Historic District → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Wesleyan College → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
West Point of the South → region → Southern United States ⓘ
Woodruff Arts Center → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
XVIII Airborne Corps → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Xpress GA → region → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Joseph W. Byrns → region of activity → Southern United States ⓘ
Texans–Titans rivalry → region2 → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. South
Republic of New Afrika → regionClaimed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. South
Southeastern Province → regionCovered → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Southeastern Province → regionCovered → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
subject surface form: Cherokee Nation
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
CORE → regionOfActivity → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Congress of Racial Equality
George Troup → regionOfActivity → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Haslam family → regionOfActivity → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
James Eastland → regionOfActivity → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar → regionOfActivity → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Stonewall → regionOfActivity → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Stonewall Jackson
ACC → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Bally Sports South → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Big East Conference → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
Big South–OVC Football Association → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
C-USA → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
Capstone College of Nursing → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Carolina League → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Charlotte Mint → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
Charlotte campus → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
College of Engineering → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: College of Engineering (University of Georgia)
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
College of Environment and Design → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
College of Health and Sciences → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Southeast
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
College of Public Health → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
College of Social Work → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: College of Social Work (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Colonial Athletic Association → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ