south adj : situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance" [ant: north]

1 the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon Line

2 the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland]

3 the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: due south, S]

4 any region lying in or toward the south [syn: southland] adv : in a southern direction; "we moved south" [syn: to the south, in the south]

see South

English

Pronunciation

• /saʊθ/
• /saUT/

• Rhymes: -aʊθ

Etymology

Old English sūþ

Noun

1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map.
2. The down or negative direction.

   His luck turned south.

   The water numbed everything south of my ribcage.

Translations

Derived terms

• magnetic south
• southbound
• southeast
• southerly
• southern
• southerner
• southing
• south-southeast
• south-southwest
• southward
• southwardly
• southwards
• southwest

Related terms

• east
• north
• west

Adjective

south

1. Toward the south; southward.
2. Of wind, from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.

   south highway 1

Translations

Adverb

south

1. Toward the south; southward.
2. Of wind, from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.

   south highway 1

• By Western convention, the bottom side of a map is south.

• To go south using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 180°.

• True south is the direction towards the southern end of the axis about which the earth rotates, called the South Pole. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. Magnetic south is the direction towards the south magnetic pole, some distance away from the south geographic pole.

• The South, Commonly refers to the Southern United States and mainly refers to Deep South, in a general historical context.

• The etymology of "south" can be traced back to the Old English word suth, related to the Old High German word sund, and perhaps sunne in Old English, with sense of "the region of the sun."

• Capitalized, this word is used to represent those "regions or countries lying to the south of a specified or implied point of orientation, especially the southeastern part of the United States." (Merriam-Webster Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com).

• Often capitalized, this word is also used to represent "the developing nations of the world", especially the third world. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com)

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