south

south
1 South /saUT/ written abbreviation S noun (singular, uncountable)
1 the direction that is at the bottom of a map of the world, below the equator, and is on the right of someone facing the rising sun: I'm lost; which direction is South? | from/towards the south: winds blowing from the south | to the south (of): Gatwick airport is a few miles to the south of London. | in the south: A strange star appeared in the south.
2 the south the southern part of a country: There'll be showers in the south tomorrow. | the South of France
3 the South the southern states of the US: the cotton fields of the South
2 adjective (only before noun)
1 in the south or facing the south: The south side of the building gets a lot of sun. | South America
2 a south wind comes from the south
3 adverb
1 towards the south: The swallows fly south in the winter. | The garden faces south so it gets a lot of sun.
2 down south BrE informal in or to the southern part of England: We moved down south about five years ago.
3 go south AmE informal if a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it was once very good: Seems like all our moral standards have just gone south.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • South — South, a. Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. At the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • south — O.E. suð southward, in the south, from P.Gmc. *sunthaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. suth southward, in the south, M.Du. suut), perhaps related to base of *sunnon sun, with sense of the region of the sun. Ger. Süd, Süden are from a Dutch pronunciation. O.Fr …   Etymology dictionary

  • south|er|ly — «SUHTH uhr lee», adjective, adverb, noun, plural lies. –adj. 1. toward the south: »a southerly exposure. 2. coming from the south: »a southerly wind. 3. of the south. –adv. 1. toward the south; southward: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • South — (?; by sailors sou), n. [OE. south, su[thorn], AS. s[=u][eth] for sun[eth]; akin to D. zuid, OHG. sund, G. s[ u]d, s[ u]den, Icel. su[eth]r, sunnr, Dan. syd, s[ o]nden, Sw. syd, s[ o]der, sunnan; all probably akin to E. sun, meaning, the side… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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