south
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- noun
- /saʊθ/
- The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, while the south is directly opposite north.
- north and south
- east and south
- west and south
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Examples
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Anyone wishing to pass north to south had little choice as to his route.
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"But we have an enemy to the south," Red Flint pointed out.
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I read much of the night and go South in the winter.
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And the border going South, it's pretty much open, right?
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Hope these guys move down South, and then I'll strike here.
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I mean, I'd always tour in the South and enjoy it.
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The garden, such as it was, lay on the slope to the south of the house.
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The wind was blowing straight out of the south and taking the sound away from Joseph.
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The area is bordered by Syria and Iraq in the south and southeast.
Academic text (2013) -
In August 1944, with Allied armies threatening from the west and the south, Lilli was deported.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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The direction toward the south on a compass
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Directly toward the south on a compass
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The direction on a compass that is opposite north
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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A region in the southeastern United States with a long history and strong local culture
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A sea near southeast Asia next to China, Vietnam, and the Philippines that many ships cross and that countries dispute
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A region of the southern United States before the Civil War known for plantations and slavery
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A period in South Africa 1948–early 1990s when the government kept races separate and treated non-white people unfairly
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A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
- Archaic
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A person from the native peoples of South America before European arrival
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A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
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Islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean, especially those in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia
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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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The point in the sky above Earth's South Pole that the stars appear to turn around
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Part of the Earth in the south between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
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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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An ocean flow that moves westward just south of the equator
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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 the old English word sūþ, meaning 'sun-side', because in northern places the sun is in the south at midday. So south names the compass point opposite north.