South — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaʊθ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaʊθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaʊθ/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈaʊθ/.

Examples

the south entrance
we moved south

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

S Confederate States to the south due south southward in the south Dixie Confederacy Dixieland Confederate States of America

Antonyms

north

Parts of Speech

noun	the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
noun	the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
noun	the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
noun	a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
noun	the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
adjective	situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south “the south entrance”
adverb	in a southern direction “we moved south”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Süden

die Region der Vereinigten Staaten, die südlich der Mason-Dixon-Linie liegt

🇫🇷French

sud

la région des États-Unis située au sud de la ligne Mason-Dixon

🇪🇸Spanish

sur

la región de los Estados Unidos que se encuentra al sur de la línea Mason-Dixon

🇮🇹Italian

sud

la regione degli Stati Uniti situata a sud della linea Mason-Dixon

🇳🇱Dutch

zuiden

de regio van de Verenigde Staten, gelegen ten zuiden van de Mason-Dixon-lijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

sul

a região dos Estados Unidos situada ao sul da linha Mason-Dixon

🇷🇺Russian

юг

регион США, лежащий к югу от линии Мейсона-Диксона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दक्षिण

संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका का क्षेत्र मेसन-डिक्सन रेखा के दक्षिण में स्थित है

🇧🇩Bengali

দক্ষিণ

মেসন-ডিক্সন লাইনের দক্ষিণে অবস্থিত মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের অঞ্চল

🇮🇳Tamil

தெற்கு

மேசன்-டிக்சன் கோட்டின் தெற்கே அமைந்துள்ள அமெரிக்காவின் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

దక్షిణ

మాసన్-డిక్సన్ రేఖకు దక్షిణాన ఉన్న యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

दक्षिण

मेसन-डिक्सन रेषेच्या दक्षिणेस असलेला युनायटेड स्टेट्सचा प्रदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

દક્ષિણ

યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સનો પ્રદેશ મેસન-ડિક્સન લાઇનની દક્ષિણે આવેલો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಕ್ಷಿಣ

ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್‌ನ ಪ್ರದೇಶವು ಮೇಸನ್-ಡಿಕ್ಸನ್ ರೇಖೆಯ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಕ್ಕೆ ಇದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെക്ക്

മേസൺ-ഡിക്സൺ ലൈനിൻ്റെ തെക്ക് ഭാഗത്തായി കിടക്കുന്ന യുണൈറ്റഡ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ്സ് പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੱਖਣ

ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਖੇਤਰ ਮੇਸਨ-ਡਿਕਸਨ ਲਾਈਨ ਦੇ ਦੱਖਣ ਵੱਲ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنوب

ریاستہائے متحدہ کا خطہ میسن ڈکسن لائن کے جنوب میں واقع ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

南

美国位于梅森-迪克森线以南的地区

🇯🇵Japanese

南

メイソン・ディクソン線の南に位置する米国の地域

🇰🇷Korean

남쪽

메이슨-딕슨 선 남쪽에 위치한 미국 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía nam

vùng của Hoa Kỳ nằm ở phía nam đường Mason-Dixon

🇹🇭Thai

ใต้

ภูมิภาคของสหรัฐอเมริกาที่อยู่ทางใต้ของเส้นเมสัน-ดิกสัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

selatan

wilayah Amerika Serikat yang terletak di sebelah selatan garis Mason-Dixon

🇵🇭Filipino

timog

ang rehiyon ng Estados Unidos na nasa timog ng linya ng Mason-Dixon

🇲🇾Malay

selatan

wilayah Amerika Syarikat yang terletak di selatan garisan Mason-Dixon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جنوب

منطقة من الولايات المتحدة تقع إلى الجنوب من خط ماسون-ديكسون

🇮🇷Persian

جنوب

منطقه ای از ایالات متحده که در جنوب خط میسون-دیکسون قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

güney

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Mason-Dixon hattının güneyinde kalan bölgesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָרוֹם

אזור ארצות הברית השוכן מדרום לקו מייסון-דיקסון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'south'?

The primary meaning of 'south' is 'the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line'.

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Using 'south' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'south' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'south' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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