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South

UK/ˈsawθ/ US/ˈsaʊ̯θ/ common informal uk us
noun (4) adjective (1) adverb (1)

noun

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

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3.

the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

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4.

any region lying in or toward the south

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adjective

1.

adverb

1.

in a southern direction

  • “we moved south”
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Origin

From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

Phrases

  • down south
  • east by south
  • Global South
  • go down south
  • go south
  • head south
  • magnetic south
  • Sunny South

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