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.

Heard County, Georgia → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Highland Park → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Highland Park, Texas
this entity surface form: United States South
Highland Park → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Highland Park, Texas
Hinds County → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Hood County, Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Hoover → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Jackson Women’s Health Organization → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Jacksonville metropolitan area → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Kelly Ingram Park → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Lancaster → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Lancaster, Texas
this entity surface form: United States South
Laurel Hill, Florida → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Lowry Crossing, Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Lumpkin County, Georgia → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Madison Historic District → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
McAlester → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Mississippi River → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Mississippi University for Women → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Mocksville, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Monroe metropolitan area → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Monticello Historic District → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
National Memorial for Peace and Justice → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
this entity surface form: American South
New Orleans → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern Louisiana
North Carolina → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
North Florida → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
North Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Old Dominion → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Orange County, Florida → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Orange County, Florida → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Osceola National Forest (part) → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Pelham, Alabama → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Piedmont region of North Carolina → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Pike County → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Pike County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Ponce de Leon, Florida → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Priestley Plantation → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Province IV → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Roane County, Tennessee → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Savannah River → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Sea Islands region → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Shaw University → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
South Carolina → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
South Carolina → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
South Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Southeast Texas → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Southeastern Woodlands → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern United States
Southside Virginia → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Stewart County, Georgia → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Deep South
Sun Belt → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
Sunset Route → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern United States