south
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- noun
- /saʊθ/
- Literature
- To the south lies the Palouse, the planet's most productive wheat- and lentil-growing region.
- North-South relations
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the victims of this paralysis are the people of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
- And the victims of this paralysis are the people of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
- Hundreds of thousands of children in places like South Asia dead from starvation as a consequence of lockdowns.
- It doesn't help to just develop a vaccine only for the rich West by vaccinating people in the South in poor areas.
- The challenges come not from within this continent, but from outside it, from the surging economies of the East and the South.
- And, and what happens is the loan seemingly don't come with strings to, you know, an African country or, or, you know, whatever a South Asian country.
- So he calls Brennan, and he makes Brennan the deputy director of the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis, Martha Kessler's boss.
Examples
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It doesn't help to just develop a vaccine only for the rich West by vaccinating people in the South in poor areas.
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Hundreds of thousands of children in places like South Asia dead from starvation as a consequence of lockdowns.
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And this technology has the potential to change healthcare in South Asia.
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Between the wealthy north and the impoverished south, no connection exists.
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Generally, human development indicators in Somaliland are better than those in the south.
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They tried to ignite a revolution in the south, and they failed.
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By the mid-1990s, nearly seventy-two percent of Egypt's poor remained concentrated in the south.
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The economic migration of people from the south to the northern urban centers like Bosasso and Hargeisa is indicative of this.
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Many countries in the south, like those in Africa and Latin America, face significant economic challenges.
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In discussions about global equity, the south often refers to economically developing regions in contrast to the wealthier North.
Synonyms
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Countries in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia and Oceania that are less wealthy than the Global North
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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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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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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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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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 the old English word sūþ, meaning 'sun-side', and people have long used 'south' to name parts of the world below the north. So in global talk the South can mean groups of countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia that are often less rich and are discussed together.