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      south
      noun
      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.
      (physics) The negative or south pole of a magnet
      (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
      (geopolitics) The southern part of any region; alternative letter-case form of south.
      (US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.
      (India) The southern states of India.
      The Global South.
      (UK) Antarctica.
      A surname.
      An informal placename: [(US, historical) The states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War.]
      (US) Ellipsis of Old South, the states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War. [(US, historical) The states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War.]
      (Durham University, informal) Ellipsis of South College, Durham.
      verb
      To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
      (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
      adjective
      Toward the south; southward.
      Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
      (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
      (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.
      Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
      adverb
      Toward the south; southward.
      (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
      Downward.
      (figurative) In an adverse direction or trend.
      Synonyms for south
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      Words related to south
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