south meaning and definition

SOUTH noun

Definition of South (noun)

1. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
2. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
   • synonyms: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland
3. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
   • synonyms: due south, S, southward
4. a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
5. the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

SOUTH adjective

Definition of south (adjective)

1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
   • "the south entrance"
   • antonym: north

SOUTH adverb

Definition of south (adverb)

1. in a southern direction
   • "we moved south"
   • synonyms: in the south, to the south