south

(noun) the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line. Synonyms: South.

(noun) the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. Synonyms: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland.

(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees. Synonyms: due south, southward, S.

(noun) a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city.

(noun) the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point.

(adj) situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south. Synonyms: south (vs. north). Examples: "The south entrance."

(adv) in a southern direction. Synonyms: to the south, in the south. Examples: "We moved south."