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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOUTH, n.
1. The north and south are opposite points in the horizon; each ninety degrees or the quarter of a great circle distant from the east and west. A man standing with his face towards the east or rising sun, has the south on his right hand. The meridian of every place is a great circle passing through the north and south points. Strictly, south is the horizontal point in the meridian of a place, on the right hand of a person standing with his face towards the east. But the word is applied to any point in the meridian, between the horizon and the zenith.
2. In a less exact sense, any point or place on the earth or in the heavens, which is near the meridian towards the right hand as one faces the east.
3. A southern region, country or place; as the queen of the south, in Scriptures. So in Europe, the people of Spain and Italy are spoken of as living in the south. In the United States, we speak of the states of the south, and of the north.
4. The wind that blows from the north. [Not used.]
SOUTH, a.
1. In any place north of the tropic of Cancer, pertaining to or lying in the meridian towards the sun; as a south wind.
2. Being in a southern direction; as the south sea.
SOUTH, adv. Towards the south. A ship sails south; the wind blows south.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance" [ant: north] n
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 [syn: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: south, due south, southward, S]
4: a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
5: the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point adv
1: in a southern direction; "we moved south" [syn: south, to the south, in the south]

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Robert 1634-1716 English clergyman

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English s?th; akin to Old High German sund- south and probably to Old English sunne sun Date: before 12th century 1. to, toward, or in the south <a house facing south> 2. into a state of decline or ruin <causes the sluggish economy to go south — G. F. Will> II. adjective Date: 12th century 1. situated toward or at the south <the south entrance> 2. coming from the south <a south wind> III. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the direction of the south terrestrial pole ; the direction to the right of one facing east b. the compass point directly opposite to north 2. capitalized regions or countries lying to the south of a specified or implied point of orientation; especially the southeastern part of the United States 3. the right side of a church looking toward the altar from the nave 4. often capitalized a. the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the south or at the bottom of a diagram b. a person (as a bridge player) occupying this position in the course of a specified activity; specifically the declarer in bridge 5. often capitalized the developing nations of the world ; third world 3 — compare north 2b

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1 the point of the horizon 90° clockwise from east. 2 the compass point corresponding to this. 3 the direction in which this lies. 4 (usu. the South) a the part of the world or a country or a town lying to the south. b the Southern States of the US. 5 Bridge a player occupying the position designated 'south'. --adj. 1 towards, at, near, or facing the south (a south wall; south country). 2 coming from the south (south wind). --adv. 1 towards, at, or near the south (they travelled south). 2 (foll. by of) further south than. --v.intr. 1 move towards the south. 2 (of a celestial body) cross the meridian. Phrases and idioms: South African adj. of or relating to the republic of South Africa. --n. 1 a native or national of South Africa. 2 a person of South African descent. South American adj. of or relating to South America. --n. a native or citizen of South America. south by east (or west) between south and south-south-east (or south-south-west). south-east n. 1 the point of the horizon midway between south and east. 2 the compass point corresponding to this. 3 the direction in which this lies. --adj. of, towards, or coming from the south-east. --adv. towards, at, or near the south-east. South-East the part of a country or town lying to the south-east. south-easterly adj. & adv. = south-east. south-eastern lying on the south-east side. south pole see POLE(2). South Sea the southern Pacific Ocean. South Sea Bubble hist. a scheme for trading in the southern hemisphere to repay the British national debt, which started and collapsed in 1720. south-south-east the point or direction midway between south and south-east. south-south-west the point or direction midway between south and south-west. south-west n. 1 the point of the horizon midway between south and west. 2 the compass point corresponding to this. 3 the direction in which this lies. --adj. of, towards, or coming from the south-west. --adv. towards, at, or near the south-west. South-West the part of a country or town lying to the south-west. south-westerly adj. & adv. = south-west. south-western lying on the south-west side. south wind a wind blowing from the south. to the south (often foll. by of) in a southerly direction. Etymology: OE suth

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

South South, adv. 1. Toward the south; southward. 2. From the south; as, the wind blows south. --Bacon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

South South, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Southed; p. pr. & vb. n. Southing.] 1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. 2. (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

South South (?; by sailors sou), n. [OE. south, su[thorn], AS. s[=u][eth] for sun[eth]; akin to D. zuid, OHG. sund, G. s["u]d, s["u]den, Icel. su[eth]r, sunnr, Dan. syd, s["o]nden, Sw. syd, s["o]der, sunnan; all probably akin to E. sun, meaning, the side towards the sun. [root]297. See Sun.] 1. That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who faces the east. 2. A country, region, or place situated farther to the south than another; the southern section of a country. ``The queen of the south.'' --Matt. xii. 42. 3. Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line. 4. The wind from the south. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

South South, a. Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. ``At the south entry.'' --Shak. South-Sea tea (Bot.) See Yaupon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also South Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The south is the direction which is on your right when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises. The town lies ten miles to the south of here... All around him, from east to west, north to south, the stars glittered in the heavens. N-UNCOUNT: also the N 2. The south of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the south. ...holidays in the south of France. N-SING: usu the N, oft N of n 3. If you go south, you travel towards the south. We did an extremely fast U-turn and shot south up the Boulevard St. Michel... He went south to climb Taishan, a mountain sacred to the Chinese. ADV: ADV after v 4. Something that is south of a place is positioned to the south of it. They now own and operate a farm 50 miles south of Rochester... I was living in a house just south of Market Street. ADV: ADV of n 5. The south edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the south. ...the south coast of Alderney. ADJ: ADJ n 6. 'South' is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the south of a larger area. Next week the President will visit five South American countries in six days. ...the states of Mississippi and South Carolina. ADJ 7. A south wind is a wind that blows from the south. ADJ 8. The South is used to refer to the poorer, less developed countries of the world. The debate will pit the industrial North against developing countries in the South. N-SING: the N

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see south

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Heb. Negeb, that arid district to the south of Palestine through which lay the caravan route from Central Palestine to Egypt (Gen. 12:9; 13:1, 3; 46:1-6). "The Negeb comprised a considerable but irregularly-shaped tract of country, its main portion stretching from the mountains and lowlands of Judah in the north to the mountains of Azazemeh in the south, and from the Dead Sea and southern Ghoron the east to the Mediterranean on the west." In Ezek. 20:46 (21:1 in Heb.) three different Hebrew words are all rendered "south." (1) "Set thy face toward the south" (Teman, the region on the right, 1 Sam. 33:24); (2) "Drop thy word toward the south" (Negeb, the region of dryness, Josh. 15:4); (3) "Prophesy against the forest of the south field" (Darom, the region of brightness, Deut. 33:23). In Job 37:9 the word "south" is literally "chamber," used here in the sense of treasury (comp. 38:22; Ps. 135:7). This verse is rendered in the Revised Version "out of the chamber of the south."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

south:

(1) neghebh, according BDB from [?] naghabh, meaning "to be dry," the word most often used, in the Revised Version (British and American) capitalized (South) in those places where it seems to denote a particular region, i.e. to the South of Judah.

(2) yamin, "right hand," "right." The derived meaning, "south," seems to imply an eastern posture in prayer in which the right hand is toward the South; compare Arabic yamin, "right," and yemen, "Yemen," a region in Southwestern Arabia.

(3) teman, from the same root as (2) is often used for the south; also for the south wind (Ps 78:26; So 4:16).

(4) yam, literally, "sea" (Ps 107:3).

(5) darom, etymology doubtful (De 33:23; Eze 40:24).

(6) midhbar, literally, "desert" (Ps 75:6, reading doubtful).

(7) lips, "south west wind" (Ac 27:12).

(8) mesembria, literally, "mid-day"; "south" (Ac 8:26); "noon" (Ac 22:6).

(9) notos, "south wind" (Lu 12:55; Ac 27:13; 28:13); "south" (1 Macc 3:57; Mt 12:42; Lu 11:31; 13:29; Re 21:13).

The south wind is often referred to: see So 4:16; Job 37:9 (compare 9:9); Zec 9:14 (of Isa 21:1); Lu 12:55.

Of the passages where South (neghebh) clearly refers to a particular region between Palestine and Sinai see: "And Abraham journeyed, going on still toward the South" (neghbah) (Ge 12:9; 13:1; De 1:7). We read of "the South of the Jerahmeelites," "the South of the Kenites" (1Sa 27:10); "the South of the Cherethites," "the South of Caleb" (1Sa 30:14); "the South of Judah" (2Ch 28:18); "Ramoth of the South" (1Sa 30:27).

In Ps 126:4, "Turn again our captivity, O Yahweh, as the streams in the South," we have a figurative reference to the fact that, after a long period of drought, the dry watercourses are finally filled with rushing streams. The reference in Eze 20:46 f to "the forest of the South" is to a condition of things very different from that which exists today, though the region is not incapable of supporting trees if they are only planted and protected.

Alfred Ely Day

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Southern, southerly. II. ad. Southward, toward the south.

Moby Thesaurus

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