SOUTH Definition & Meaning

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south

[ noun adjective adverb south; verb south, south ]

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noun

a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. : S
the direction in which this point lies.
(usually initial capital letter) a region or territory situated in this direction.
the South, the general area south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, consisting mainly of those states that formed the Confederacy.

adjective

lying toward or situated in the south; directed or proceeding toward the south.
coming from the south, as a wind.

adverb

to, toward, or in the south.
Informal. into a state of serious decline, loss, or the like:
Sales went south during the recession.

verb (used without object)

to turn or move in a southerly direction.
Astronomy. to cross the meridian.

South

/ ��ʊθ /

noun

the southern part of England, generally regarded as lying to the south of an imaginary line between the Wash and the Severn
in the US
1. the area approximately south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, esp those states south of the Mason-Dixon line that formed the Confederacy during the Civil War
2. the Confederacy itself
the countries of the world that are not economically and technically advanced

adjective

1. of or denoting the southern part of a specified country, area, etc
2. ( capital as part of a name )
  the South Pacific

south

/ ��ʊθ /

noun

one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 180° from north and 90° clockwise from east and anticlockwise from west
the direction along a meridian towards the South Pole
the south
often capital any area lying in or towards the south meridionalaustral
usually capital cards the player or position at the table corresponding to south on the compass

adjective

situated in, moving towards, or facing the south
(esp of the wind) from the south

adverb

in, to, or towards the south
archaic.
(of the wind) from the south

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of south¹

before 900; Middle English suth ( e ), south ( e ) (adv., adj., and noun), Old English ��ū�ٳ� (adv. and adj.); cognate with Old High German sund-

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of south¹

Old English ��ū�ٳ�; related to Old Norse suthr southward, Old High German sundan from the south

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Idioms and Phrases

see go south .

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The 100 acres are broken into three parcels, with Topanga Village, an existing open-air shopping center to the north that will remain as is, and two square parcels to the south.

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Residents in south London have been learning how to use a slow cooker to dish up healthy meals on a budget for their families.

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Researchers monitored cortisol levels of the volunteers before and after they took dips in the chilly sea off the south Wales coast.

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These hits were geographically concentrated in the Rust Belt and the south.

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The film tells the story of Richard's difficult early life in Port Talbot, south Wales.

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