south
noun
/saʊθ/
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/suːθ/
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/sæoθ/
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/sʌʊθ/
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- The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
- The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
- (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
- (figurative) down or the negative direction
- (physics) The negative or south pole of a magnet
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sud,
midi
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south
adjective
/saʊθ/
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/suːθ/
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/sæoθ/
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/sʌʊθ/
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- Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
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sud,
méridional,
austral
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South
properNoun
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- (US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.
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sud
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