southernmost
pronunciation
How to pronounce southernmost in British English:
UK [ˈsʌðənməʊst]
How to pronounce southernmost in American English:
US [ˈsʌðərnmoʊst]
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- Adjective:
- situated farthest south
Word Origin
- southernmost (adj.)
- 1725, from southern + -most.
Example
- 1. One is in the southernmost part of italy .
- 2. It is in johor on the southernmost tip of peninsular malaysia , opposite singapore .
- 3. Singapore , one of the world 's busiest ports , is situated at the southernmost tip of asia , on the straits through which ships pass when going between india and china .
- 4. At the southernmost tip of the north island sits wellington , the capital and diplomatic centre of country , built in the hills above the cook strait that separates the north island from the south island .
- 5. My cunning plan was to find a lone boatman in caoping , the village above the embarkation point for larger craft at yangdi , and pay him to boat me to the southernmost sailable point at xinping .