south
English Thesaurus
1. a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | location, |
| definition | : | a point or extent in space (noun.tops) |
| attribute | : | southern, |
| definition | : | situated in or coming from regions of the south (adj.all) |
2. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | slave state, |
| definition | : | any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | al, alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie, |
| definition | : | a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | ar, arkansas, land of opportunity, |
| definition | : | a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | everglade state, fl, florida, sunshine state, |
| definition | : | a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | la, louisiana, pelican state, |
| definition | : | a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | magnolia state, mississippi, ms, |
| definition | : | a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | missouri, mo, show me state, |
| definition | : | a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | lone-star state, texas, tx, |
| definition | : | the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia, |
| definition | : | a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| attribute | : | south, |
| definition | : | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | southern, |
| definition | : | in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line (adj.all) |
3. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | al, alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie, |
| definition | : | a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | old south, |
| definition | : | the South of the United States before the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | gulf states, |
| definition | : | a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | deep south, |
| definition | : | the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | tidewater, tidewater region, |
| definition | : | the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | piedmont, |
| definition | : | the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | carolina, carolinas, |
| definition | : | the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | la, louisiana, pelican state, |
| definition | : | a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | magnolia state, mississippi, ms, |
| definition | : | a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia, |
| definition | : | a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | southerner, |
| definition | : | an American who lives in the South (noun.person) |
| attribute | : | southern, |
| definition | : | in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | hoecake, |
| definition | : | thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern) (noun.food) |
| domain member region | : | kkk, klan, ku klux klan, |
| definition | : | a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people (noun.group) |
4. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees (noun.linkdef)
5. the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | direction, |
| definition | : | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves (noun.linkdef) |
6. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south (adj.all)
| similar | : | south-central, |
| definition | : | situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region (adj.all) |
| similar | : | southerly, southern, |
| definition | : | from the south; used especially of wind (adj.all) |
| similar | : | southerly, southern, |
| definition | : | situated in or oriented toward the south (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | north, |
| definition | : | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | north, |
| definition | : | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north (adj.all) |
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