South

/saʊθ/
/saʊθ/
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Other forms: Souths

Definitions of South
  1. noun
    the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
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    Old South
    the South of the United States before the American Civil War
    example of:
    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
    types:
    AL, Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie
    a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
  2. noun
    the group of 11 Southern states that broke away from the United States in 1860–61, before the Civil War
    synonyms: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland
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    example of:
    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
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