south side
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lado sur
- With the island's south side facing the Queen Charlotte Sound and the Hecate Strait between the island and British Columbia, the area is teeming with both fish and wildlife.
It's on the South side of across from the marquee of NBC.
- It's on the South side of across from the marquee of NBC.
Examples
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So that has more window space on the South side to absorb more, more solar radiation.
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A large skylight had been cut into the south side of the slightly pitched roof.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yeah, all the bulbs on the South side of every bed come up first.
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You're on the south side of the river.
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- Walker, Hench, take the south side of the building.
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If your home is located in the north, you will need to place your solar panels on the south side of the home at the proper angle.
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They can then be opened during the day on the south side of the house and closed at night to keep in the warmth and block the chill coming through the windows.
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Jonathan Fowler, manager of Fowler Volkswagen, stands beside the mural painted on the south side of the Fowler Volkswagen dealership.
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My wife and I enjoy biking to the state park on the south side of the island.
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Most of your windows should be on the south side of the home if you're in the Northern Hemisphere.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the southern part or district' is directly and compositionally derived from 'south' (the southern direction/area) + 'side' (a part or area of a place). This locative compound follows a very common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., 'lado sur', 'côté sud'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
South side comes from the simple idea of direction: the south side of a building or slope is the part that faces south and often gets more sun and warmth. That's why it means 'the part that faces or is toward the south'.