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south | s |

As a proper noun south

is (us) those states which formed the confederacy during the american civil war.

As a letter s is

the letter s with a.

south

English

Noun

(-)
  • One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map.
  • Derived terms

    * magnetic south * south by east * south by west * southbound * southeast * southed * southerly * southern * southerner * southing * south-southeast * south-southwest * southward * southwardly * southwards * southwest

    Coordinate terms

    * (compass point) east, north, west

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Toward the south; southward.
  • from the south.
  • Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
  • Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
  • Adverb

    (-)
  • Toward the south; southward.
  • Downward.
  • In an adverse direction or trend.
  • (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
  • (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
  • The moon souths at nine.

    s

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

    Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----