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.

Interstate 485 → geographicRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
NHL Metropolitan Division → geographicRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
subject surface form: Rum Island Springs
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Central Division (AHL) → geographicScope → Southern United States ⓘ
SWAC → geographicScope → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Southwestern Athletic Conference
this entity surface form: Southwestern and Southern United States
Southeast Division → geographicalRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Lost Cause ideology → geographicallyAssociatedWith → Southern United States ⓘ
Jacktown → hasCulturalContext → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Chick-fil-A → hasKeyRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
Freedom Rides → hasLocation → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Redeemer movement → hasLocation → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
this entity surface form: American South
Eastern United States → hasPart → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Heart of Dixie → hasPart → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: word "Dixie" referring to the American South
Southern League → hasPrimaryAudienceRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Holly Ridge Middle School → hasRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Northeast Trail → hasRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Yellowhammer State → hasRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
Diocese of Alabama → hasRegionalContext → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Truist Financial → hasServiceArea → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Southern Gothic → hasSetting → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Southern Ladies and Gentlemen → hasSetting → Southern United States ⓘ
The Color Purple (Broadway revival) → hasSetting → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Sartoris → hasSubject → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Arista Nashville → headquartersRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
the Callaway family → heritage → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Callaway family
Compromise of 1850 → historicalRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Southern Colonies → historicalSuccessor → Southern United States ⓘ
Siouan languages → historicallySpokenIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Atlantic coast of North America → includesRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Solenopsis invicta → introducedTo → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Waverly Hall, Georgia → isIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern United States
Woolsey, Georgia → isInCountrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
Carroll County, Georgia → isInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Hunt County, Texas → isInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
Lake City, Georgia → isInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Madison County → isInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Madison County, Mississippi
this entity surface form: American South
Woolsey, Georgia → isInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Lincolnton, North Carolina → isLocatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Lincolnton, North Carolina → isLocatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southeast
Arkansas River region → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Blue Ridge, Texas → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Clanton, Alabama → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Clayton County, Georgia → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Fort Valley, Georgia → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Fort Valley, Georgia → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Greenville, Georgia → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Southeast region
Henry County, Georgia → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Little Rock, Arkansas → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Mooresville, North Carolina → isPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South