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southernmost

adjective

south·​ern·​most ˈsə-t͟hərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce southernmost (audio)
: furthest to the south
… the world's southernmost range of polar bears …Will Ferguson
By the time they reached their final destination, Cabo San Pío, the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego, they had seen pretty much everything.Lucas Pollock

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The site marks the southernmost location for the game, which kicked off in 2008. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025 Crews at the ramp are replacing the southernmost expansion joint on the right side of the Kennedy Bridge. Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Nov. 2025 Far Rockaway is the southernmost neighborhood in the borough of Queens. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 There’s an uptick in interest in Dover, Vermont, home to the state’s southernmost big mountain, Mount Snow. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for southernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of southernmost was in 1591

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“Southernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southernmost. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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