south
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1.0
- noun
- /saʊθ/
:
sur
- He moved to the South side of Chicago, where he found an affordable apartment.
- north and south
- neighbors to the south
- south of the city
I'm from India, the South part of India, Karnataka.
- I'm from India, the South part of India, Karnataka.
- Is it a pneumatic railway in the South of England?
- There was a tradition in the centre and South of Mexico for centuries.
- This city in the heartland of the South, it's one huge big railroad center.
Examples
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They bought this huge building in South Dakota.
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Then she went down to South Texas where she lived.
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But I grew up in South Central LA.
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You will come in from the south side.
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- You could go to the south of France.
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There is a small town in the South of France called Grass.
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Are you familiar with the south of France?
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And he is from the South of Ireland in County Kerry.
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This city in the heartland of the South, it's one huge big railroad center.
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In Chicago's far south side is the beautiful campus of Gwendolyn Brooks High School.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
24
2.3
The southern part of a town or city
15
7.1
A region in the south of a country or territory
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
15
4.4
A region in the southeastern United States with a long history and strong local culture
8
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
- 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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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
How Southern
Surface Forms
Etymology
South comes from the old English word sūþ, meaning 'sun-side', and places in the south often get more sun and warmer weather. That's why we call the southern part of a country or region the south.