South - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |saʊθ|  American pronunciation of the word south
Brit.  |saʊθ|  British pronunciation of the word south

noun

- the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 (syn: confederacy, dixie)
- the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees (syn: southward)
- a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
- the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

adjective

- situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
the south entrance

adverb

- in a southern direction
we moved south

Extra examples

Turn south onto Elm Street.

It's a mile south of here.

The birds fly south in the winter.

The company's profits have gone south in recent months.

The TV show's ratings have been heading south.

The wind blew from the south.

The birds migrate from the South.

Parts of the South were hit hard by the storm.

I grew up in the South.

The American Civil War was between the North and the South.

The stock went south.

The deal went south.

When things went south ...

Which way is south?

By now the army was approaching from the south.

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