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Meaning
Noun
●
In Compass points:
One of the
four
principal
compass points
,
specifically
180° (being
directed
towards the South Pole);
conventionally
downwards
on a map.
●
The
southern
region
or area; the
inhabitants
thereof.
●
In a
church
: the
direction
to the
right-hand
side
of a person
facing
the altar.
●
down or the
negative
direction
●
In Physics:
The
negative
or
south pole
of a magnet
Adj
●
Toward the
south
;
south
ward.
●
In Meteorology:
from the south.
●
Of or
pertaining
to the
south
;
south
ern.
●
Pertaining to the part of a
corridor
used by
southbound
traffic.
●
Designating, or
situated
in, the
liturgical
south.
Adv
●
Toward the
south
;
south
ward.
●
Downward.
●
In an
adverse
direction
or
trend
(go south).
●
In Meteorology:
Of
wind
, from the south.
Verb
●
To
turn
or
move
toward the
south
; to
veer
toward the
south
.
●
In Astronomy:
To
come to
the
meridian
; to
cross
the
north and south
line.
Name
●
The
southern
part of any
region
;
alternative
letter-case form of south.
●
The Global South.
●
A placename
Ellipsis of Old South.: Those
states
which
formed
the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
The
south-eastern
states
of the United States, including many of the same
states
as
formed
the Confederacy.
●
A surname.
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Antonyms
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Northeast
Midlands
Inland
Midwest
Highlands
Peninsula
Coast
City
Suburbs
Northern
America
Valley
Country
Heartland
Confederacy
Eastern
Spain
Slavery
Town
Region
Nation
Caribbean
Ussr
Philippines
Slaves
Britain
Africa
U.S.
Panhandle
France
Government
Germany
Eastward
Westward
British
Blacks
Military
Lincoln
Union
Pacific
Mexico
West Side
West Coast
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Great Britain
East End
Civil War
East Coast
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Rhymes
Mouth
Douth
South
Bigmouth
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