south
noun · adjective · adverb · verb
Simple meaning
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east.
Pronunciation
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sowthIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsaʊθ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
us
The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.
us
The states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
An informal placename
uk
Antarctica.
adjective
Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
Toward the south; southward.
Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
adverb
figurative
In an adverse direction or trend.
Downward.
Toward the south; southward.
In a southern direction
verb
To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
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