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1. The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
   - due south, southward, S
    
2. The direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
    
3. A location in the southern part of a country, region, or city

1. Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
   "the south entrance"

1. In a southern direction
   "we moved south";
   - to the south, in the south

1. The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
   - Southern United States
    
2. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
   - Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland

Derived forms: souths

See also: southbound, south-central, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southeastward, southerly, southern, southernmost, southmost, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, southwestward

Type of: cardinal compass point, direction, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, location

Antonym: north

Part of: America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: South, Luton