What does “south” mean?
- 1
nounthe direction to your right when you face the rising sun
Birds fly south for the winter.
- 2
adjectivein or toward the south
We stayed on the south coast.
South at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /saʊθ/ · SOWTH
How to use “south” correctly
Use a capital letter for names of regions: “the South”, “South Korea”.
Common phrases with “south”
- in the south
- south of
- South America
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- southern
- southeast
- southwest
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