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 distance away from the south geographic pole. [5]
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.
(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 usually spend our vacations in the south of France. Canberra is/ lies to the south of Sydney.
Place Names 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.
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). south (countable and uncountable, plural souths) Germany is south of Denmark.
If you're holding a compass, south is the direction that's directly opposite north. If you're standing in Tennessee, then Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia will be to the south.
the South, region, southeastern United States, generally though not exclusively considered to be south of the Mason and Dixon Line, the Ohio River, and the 36°30′ parallel.
In an adverse direction or trend. Of wind, from the south. Toward the south; southward. Of wind, from the south. Of or pertaining to the south; southern. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic. Those states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
the South, region, southeastern United States, generally though not exclusively considered to be south of the Mason and Dixon Line, the Ohio River, and the 36°30′ parallel.