South Definition–noun | 1. | a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. Abbreviation: S | | 2. | the direction in which this point lies. | | 3. | (usually initial capital letter ) a region or territory situated in this direction. | | 4. | the South, the general area south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, consisting mainly of those states that formed the Confederacy. | –adjective | 5. | lying toward or situated in the south; directed or proceeding toward the south. | | 6. | coming from the south, as a wind. | –adverb | 7. | to, toward, or in the south. | | 8. | Informal. into a state of serious decline, loss, or the like: Sales went south during the recession. | –verb (used without object) | 9. | to turn or move in a southerly direction. | | 10. | Astronomy. to cross the meridian. | |
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Africa Definition–noun | 1. | a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). | –adjective |
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