Meaning & Definition of South in English
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South
/saʊθ/
noun
1. The region of the united states lying to the south of the mason-dixon line
synonym:
- South
2. The southern states that seceded from the united states in 1861
synonym:
- Confederacy,
- Confederate States,
- Confederate States of America,
- South,
- Dixie,
- Dixieland
3. The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
synonym:
- south,
- due south,
- southward,
- S
4. A location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
synonym:
- south
5. The direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
synonym:
- south
adjective
1. Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
- "The south entrance"
synonym:
- south
adverb
1. In a southern direction
- "We moved south"
synonym:
- south,
- to the south,
- in the south
Examples of using
The birds are flying south.
He came from the south.
My country is situated in North Africa, south of the Mediterranean Sea.