South
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4.8
- noun
- /saʊθ/
- They're trying to buy land in South America and Africa.
- the global south
- north-south
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- They're trying to buy land in South America and Africa.
- OK, so you are trapped in some South American jail, right?
- They're grouping up with China, Brazil, South Africa.
- Well, that's before the canal the the South American Canal.
- There was some South American women game bets going on.
- So there's Asia on this side, the Andes in South America on this side.
- Never have I ever been to South America.
- There's Jaguar rewilding initiatives in South America and in, in Mexico.
- And other than a land ward in in South Asia, that's one of the call time blunders.
Examples
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On the one hand, neoliberal economists and their powers, such as the International Monetary Fund, claim free trade and force countries of the global south to open their borders for Western goods; on the other hand, farmers in the EU and the US get more than 300 billion dollars in subsidies.
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Organizations are working to support education in the South to help improve living standards.
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But the reason they speak Spanish in Central and South America is because of Spain.
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OK, so you are trapped in some South American jail, right?
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Therefore, the farmers in the countries of the global south are no longer competitive and are expelled from their home market.
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In the north-south split between the have and have-not countries, it clearly falls in the south.
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Many countries in the South struggle with economic challenges and lack access to resources.
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The South is often characterized by its rich cultural diversity and vibrant communities.
Idioms
Compounds
- US
25
4.4
A region in the southeastern United States with a long history and strong local culture
17
3.6
A sea near southeast Asia next to China, Vietnam, and the Philippines that many ships cross and that countries dispute
7
8.0
A region of the southern United States before the Civil War known for plantations and slavery
5
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
1
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
1
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'. In the phrase 'Global South' the South uses that same idea to name countries seen as in the world's southern or less wealthy areas, in contrast with the richer 'North'.