noun, adjective, adverb
noun [U,sing.] (abbreviation S)
1 (usually the south) the direction that is on your right when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the COMPASS:
Which way is south? * warmer weather coming from the south * He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city.
compareEAST, NORTH, WEST
2 (the south, the South) the southern part of a country, a region or the world:
birds flying to the south for the winter * They bought a villa in the South of France. * Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of England).
3 (the South) the southern states of the US
seealsoTHEDEEPSOUTH
4 (the South) the poorer countries in the southern half of the world
adjective (abbreviation S, So.) [onlybeforenoun]
1 in or towards the south:
South Wales * They live on the south coast.
2 a south wind blows from the south
compareSOUTHERLY
adverb towards the south:
This room faces south.
IDIOMS
down south (informal) to or in the south, especially of England:
They've gone to live down south.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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