SOUTH definition: a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. S See examples of south used in a sentence.

True south is one end of the axis about which the Earth rotates, called the South Pole. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. Magnetic south is the direction towards the south magnetic pole, some …

(also South) us / saʊθ / uk / saʊθ / (written abbreviation S.); (UK also Sth); (US also So.) The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west. The best beaches are in the south (of the island). We …

Dec 7, 2025 · The South, region, southeastern U.S., generally south of the Mason and Dixon Line. It includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia ...

Definition of south noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The south is the direction which is on your right when you are looking toward the direction where the sun rises. The town lies ten miles to the south of here. The south of a place, country, or region is the part …

Dec 31, 2025 · south (countable and uncountable, plural souths) The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the …

Geography one of the four main points of the compass, lying directly opposite north. Abbr.: the direction in which this point lies. a region or territory situated in this direction: Air attacks continued in the south.

South definition: An area or region lying in the south.

As the first word in compounds, Old English sūth, "south," was subject to shortening, and it shows up in Modern English pronounced (sŭ).