south
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1.0
- noun
- /saʊθ/
:
sur
- 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
You're you're on a little island South of New Zealand.
- You're you're on a little island South of New Zealand.
- This creates loops in the South N direction.
Examples
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Anyone wishing to pass north to south had little choice as to his route.
Academic text (2012) -
"But we have an enemy to the south," Red Flint pointed out.
Fiction book (1990) -
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.
Fiction book (1990) -
The wind was blowing straight out of the south and taking the sound away from Joseph.
Fiction book (1990) -
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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2.3
Directly toward the south on a compass
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1.9
The direction on a compass that is opposite north
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1.0
The direction toward the south on a compass
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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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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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
- 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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6.1
A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
A nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia for its economic and cultural importance in the South
A river in the south-central United States that flows east from Texas along the southern border of Oklahoma into Louisiana
A region that says it is independent from Georgia but most countries see it as part of Georgia
- 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
The point in the sky above Earth's South Pole that the stars appear to turn around
- Specialized
An ocean flow that moves westward just south of the equator
- 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
Islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean, especially those in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia
Part of the Earth in the south between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
A county in northern England that includes the cities Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley
- 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.