the Deep South
noun
: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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Plants can flower as early as December in the Deep South for a delightful winter treat.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
Unlike what South Floridians may be used to today, Taylor said, the area was considered part of the Deep South, Miamians spoke with a southern drawl and segregation laws were intense.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia.
—Vanessa Countryman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Immigrants and Black workers, most of them migrants from the Deep South, were pushed into overcrowded neighborhoods with houses made of tarpaper and wood.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
Unlike what South Floridians may be used to today, Taylor said, the area was considered part of the Deep South, Miamians spoke with a southern drawl and segregation laws were intense.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia.
—Vanessa Countryman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Immigrants and Black workers, most of them migrants from the Deep South, were pushed into overcrowded neighborhoods with houses made of tarpaper and wood.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Deep South
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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