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ADJECTIVE | 1 | south | Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south |
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ADVERB | 1 | south, to the south, in the south | In a southern direction |
NOUN | 1 | South | The region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon Line |
2 | South, Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland | The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 | |
3 | south, due south, S | The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | |
4 | South, southland | Any region lying in or toward the south |
Sounds | saw'th |
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Rhymes | cottonmouth, frogmouth, mouth |
Meaning | Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south. |
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Examples | "the south entrance" |
Attribute of | Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland |
Similar | southbound, southward; south-central; southerly, southern; southerly, southern; southernmost, southmost; southeast, southeastern, southeasterly; southeasterly, southeast; southeastward; southwest, southwestern, southwesterly; southwesterly, southwest; southwestward |
Contrary | north |
Meaning | The region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon Line. |
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Members | Southerner |
Attributes | southern |
Part of | United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. |
Parts | Gulf States; Deep South; Tidewater; Piedmont; Carolina |
Region of | hoecake; Ku Klux Klan, Klan, KKK |
Narrower | Old South |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region |
Meaning | The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. |
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Synonyms | Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland |
Members | Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL; Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR; Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL; Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA; Louisiana, Pelican State, LA; Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS; Missouri, Show Me State, MO; North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC; South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC; Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN; Texas, Lone-Star State, TX; Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA |
Attributes | south; southern |
Parts | slave state |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region |
Meaning | The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees. |
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Synonyms | due south, S |
Broader | cardinal compass point |
Adjectives | austral |
Meaning | Any region lying in or toward the south. |
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Synonyms | southland |
Attributes | southern |
Broader | region |
Meaning | In a southern direction. |
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Examples | "we moved south" |
Synonyms | to the south, in the south |