meridional
/mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/adjective, noun
meridional is spelled M-E-R-I-D-I-O-N-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, meridional means “located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meridional?
| Letters | 10: M-E-R-I-D-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is meridional?
Meridional appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce meridional?
- /mɪˈɹɪdɪənəl/
- /mə-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-meridional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of meridional
- meridionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meridional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.
- 2
of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe
- 3
along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian
noun
- 1
an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does meridional come from?
Borrowed from Middle French meridional, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from merīdiēs (“noon; south”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).