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
Example sentences from the Web for south
British Dictionary definitions for south (1 of 2)
south
/ (saʊθ) /
noun
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.