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south
[south, south, south]
noun
a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. S
the direction in which this point lies.
(usually initial capital letter)a region or territory situated in this direction.
the South, the general area south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, consisting mainly of those states that formed the Confederacy.
adjective
lying toward or situated in the south; directed or proceeding toward the south.
coming from the south, as a wind.
adverb
to, toward, or in the south.
Informal.into a state of serious decline, loss, or the like.
Sales went south during the recession.
verb (used without object)
to turn or move in a southerly direction.
Astronomy.to cross the meridian.
South
1/ ʊθ /
noun
the southern part of England, generally regarded as lying to the south of an imaginary line between the Wash and the Severn
the area approximately south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, esp those states south of the Mason-Dixon line that formed the Confederacy during the Civil War
the Confederacy itself
the countries of the world that are not economically and technically advanced
adjective
of or denoting the southern part of a specified country, area, etc
( capital as part of a name )
the South Pacific
south
2/ ʊθ /
noun
one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 180° from north and 90° clockwise from east and anticlockwise from west
the direction along a meridian towards the South Pole
(often capital) any area lying in or towards the south
(usually capital) cards the player or position at the table corresponding to south on the compass
adjective
situated in, moving towards, or facing the south
(esp of the wind) from the south
adverb
in, to, or towards the south
archaic(of the wind) from the south
Word History and Origins
Origin of south1
Word History and Origins
Origin of south1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The Howe fire, the larger blaze, had blackened about 40 acres and was burning in steep terrain south of the unincorporated town of Piru in the area around the Santa Clara River.
The Edmonton Oilers are heading south to Miami to fight to bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada for the first time since 1993.
The RSF has also expanded operations to the south of Khartoum.
Overnight graffiti in Bangor, County Down and on an unoccupied house in Chadwick Street in south Belfast are being treated as race-motivated hate crimes, the police said.
Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, has long been a stronghold of support for Israel's right-wing governing coalition.
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