The south /saʊθ/ is the direction that is on your right when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises.
A south wind blows from the south.
The south of a place is the part that is towards the south.
South is part of the names of some countries, states, and regions.
You don't usually talk about a 'south' part of a country or region. You talk about a southern /'sʌðən/ part.
Don't talk about 'south England' or 'south Europe'. You say southern England or southern Europe.
Noun | 1. | ![]() hoecake - thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern) KKK, Klan, Ku Klux Klan - a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Gulf States - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas Deep South - the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery Tidewater region, Tidewater - the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia Piedmont - the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Empire State of the South, Georgia, Peach State, GA - a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War Southerner - an American who lives in the South |
2. | ![]() slave state - any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR - a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Everglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Empire State of the South, Georgia, Peach State, GA - a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War Missouri, Show Me State, MO - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War | |
3. | south - the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points | |
4. | south - a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city location - a point or extent in space | |
5. | south - the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" | |
Adj. | 1. | south - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance" north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" |
Adv. | 1. | south - in a southern direction; "we moved south" |