south

[ noun, adjective, adverb south; verb south, south ]

/ noun, adjective, adverb saʊθ; verb saʊθ, saʊð /

noun

a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. Abbreviation: 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.

Origin of south

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

Words nearby south

soutache, soutane, soutenu, souter, souterrain, south, south africa, south african, south african dutch, south african republic, south african tick-bite fever

Example sentences from the Web for south

He was born in an apartment above the grocery store owned by his immigrant parents in South Jamaica, Queens.

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Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.

Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern |Lloyd Green |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But South Koreans have a troubled history with American intervention in Korean markets.

Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea |Rich Goldstein |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.

Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea |Rich Goldstein |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The Interview, which caused so much controversy, was never intended for release in South Korean cinemas.

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Belfast resolved on waiting "to see what the South would do," and the South waited for Belfast.

Speeches from the Dock, Part I |Various
Porcelain bath tubs and running hot water were found in Hongkong, the first we noted since leaving South Africa.

Seven Legs Across the Seas |Samuel Murray
The south wind and the new-born calf at the barn begin to sigh.

Remarks |Bill Nye
The survivors afterwards appeared in Lombardy and in the south of France as late as 1368.

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He travelled extensively in South America; and, among other places, visited the lower valley of the Orinoco.

Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States |Raphael Semmes

British Dictionary definitions for south (1 of 2)

south

/ (saʊθ) /

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 Related adjectives: meridional, austral

(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

Symbol: S

Word Origin for south

Old English sūth; related to Old Norse suthr southward, Old High German sundan from the south

British Dictionary definitions for south (2 of 2)

South

/ (saʊθ) /

noun the South

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)

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
the Confederacy itself

the countries of the world that are not economically and technically advanced

adjective

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

Idioms and Phrases with south

south

see go south.

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noun the South

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adjective

adverb

verb (used without object)

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