South
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2.6
- noun
- /saʊθ/
- This is crazy, and the South completely refuses.
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- SI was born in the Deep South, South Carolina.
- Last but not least, the South has slavery.
Examples
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What anybody in the south ever do to hurt you?
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The revolt in the South has yet to begin.
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But my parents are like from the South, grew up in the South.
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But in the South he ran into problems.
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We don't see that so much in in the South or where I am in the South.
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The North calls this a sub, while the South calls it a hoagie.
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You've good towns in the south, towns now threatened which are loyal.
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For much of the rest of the South, manufacturing, marketing, and transportation were problematical, which added to Macon's importance.
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I've picked cotton all over the south, and that's the finest.
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During the Civil War, many soldiers from the South fought bravely for their cause.
Synonyms
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7.7
A group of southern states that left the United States in 1861 and fought the Union
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8.1
The southern states of the United States that broke away during the Civil War
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7.5
A group of southern states that left the United States to form their own government from 1861 to 1865
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7.5
The southern states of the United States that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
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7.2
A group of 11 southern US states that left in 1861 to form their own government during the Civil War
Idioms
Compounds
- US
25
4.4
A region in the southeastern United States with a long history and strong local culture
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3.6
A sea near southeast Asia next to China, Vietnam, and the Philippines that many ships cross and that countries dispute
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8.0
A region of the southern United States before the Civil War known for plantations and slavery
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6.7
A period in South Africa 1948–early 1990s when the government kept races separate and treated non-white people unfairly
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6.1
A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
- Archaic
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5.1
A person from the native peoples of South America before European arrival
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3.5
A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
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3.6
Islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean, especially those in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia
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3.3
A county in northern England that includes the cities Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley
A region that says it is independent from Georgia but most countries see it as part of Georgia
- Specialized
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7.2
The point in the sky above Earth's South Pole that the stars appear to turn around
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5.1
Part of the Earth in the south between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
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5.5
A river in the south-central United States that flows east from Texas along the southern border of Oklahoma into Louisiana
A nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia for its economic and cultural importance in the South
- Specialized
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6.1
An ocean flow that moves westward just south of the equator
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7.5
A compass direction slightly south of southeast, at 157.5 degrees from north
- South African
A tree or shrub from southern Africa with strong yellow wood used for furniture
A fern with leaves shaped like deer antlers that grows in Peru and Bolivia
- Specialized
Area around the South Pole inside the Antarctic Circle that includes Antarctica and nearby seas
- Specialized
A group of Dravidian languages spoken in southern India like Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Tulu
- Specialized
A group of languages spoken in southern India, like Tamil or Kannada
A disputed region in the South Caucasus that declared independence from Georgia and is recognized by only a few countries
- Literature
A political view that supports free speech and makes fun of both left and right
- Specialized
A Dravidian language that people speak in south-central India
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the Earth's south when it hangs freely
Surface Forms
Etymology
South comes from an old German word sūþ meaning 'south'. So when people called the group of states that seceded in 1861 the South, they meant the states that were in the southern part of the country.