south
/sɑʊθ/ n [U] (abbreviation S., abbreviation So.)Definition
› the direction opposite north, or the part of an area or country in this direction: The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west. › In the US, the South is the southeastern part of the country: We moved to the South when I was a child. › US history In the US Civil War, the South was the group of states that fought to become separate from the federal government. southerly /ˈsʌð·ər·li/ adj › a southerly direction southern /ˈsʌð·ərn/ adj [not gradable] (abbreviation S., abbreviation So.) › Louisiana is in the southern part of the US.
(Definition of south n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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