Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: 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

Antonyms: north

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

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