south betydelse and definition

Betydelse av south på svenska

• 0 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction:

  • The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.

  • The best beaches are in the south (of the island).

  • We spent our holiday in the south of France.

  • Canberra is/lies to the south of Sydney.

  • The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery.

• 1 in or forming the south part of something:

  • South Africa

  • the South China Sea

  • These plants grow well on a south-facing wall.

• 2 towards the south:

  • The Mississippi river flows south.

  • They drove south towards the coast.

  • He travelled due (= directly) south, towards the desert.

  • Alice got a job down south.

• 3 the direction opposite north, or the part of an area or country in this direction:

  • The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.

  • We moved to the South when I was a child.

• 4 in, forming, or toward the south part of something:

  • The University is on the south side of town.

  • We drove south.