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South

South Meaning & Definition
South Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of South?

[n] any region lying in or toward the south
[n] the 11 southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
[n] the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line
[n] the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
[adv] in a southern direction; "we moved south"
[adj] situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"

Synonyms | Synonyms for South: Confederacy | Confederate States of America | Dixie | Dixieland | due south | in the south | S | southbound | south-central | southeast | southeasterly | southeastern | southeastward | southerly | southern | southernmost | southland | southmost | southward | southwest | southwesterly | southwestern | southwestward | to the south

Related Terms | Find terms related to South:

See Also | AL | Alabama | America | Bluegrass State | Camellia State | cardinal compass point | Carolina | Deep South | Empire State of the South | Everglade State | FL | Florida | GA | geographic area | geographic region | geographical area | geographical region | Georgia | Gulf States | Heart of Dixie | Kentucky | KY | LA | Lone-Star State | Louisiana | Magnolia State | Mississippi | MS | NC | North Carolina | Old Dominion | Old Dominion State | Old North State | Old South | Palmetto State | Peach State | Pelican State | Piedmont | region | SC | slave state | South Carolina | Southerner | Sunshine State | Tar Heel State | Tennessee | Texas | Tidewater | TN | TX | U.S. | U.S.A. | United States | United States of America | US | USA | VA | Virginia | Volunteer State

South In Webster's Dictionary

\South\ (?; by sailors sou), n. [OE. south, su[thorn], AS. s[=u][eth] for sun[eth]; akin to D. zuid, OHG. sund, G. s["u]d, s["u]den, Icel. su[eth]r, sunnr, Dan. syd, s["o]nden, Sw. syd, s["o]der, sunnan; all probably akin to E. sun, meaning, the side towards the sun. [root]297. See {Sun}.] 1. That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who faces the east. 2. A country, region, or place situated farther to the south than another; the southern section of a country. ``The queen of the south.'' --Matt. xii. 42. 3. Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under {Line}. 4. The wind from the south. [Obs.] --Shak.
\South\, a. Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. ``At the south entry.'' --Shak. {South-Sea tea} (Bot.) See {Yaupon}.
\South\, adv. 1. Toward the south; southward. 2. From the south; as, the wind blows south. --Bacon.
\South\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Southed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Southing}.] 1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. 2. (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine.

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