SOUTH


Meaning of SOUTH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' sau ̇ th

Function: adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English s ū th; akin to Old High German sund- south and probably to Old English sunne sun

Date: before 12th century

1 : to, toward, or in the south <a house facing south >

2 : into a state of decline or ruin <causes the sluggish economy to go south ― G. F. Will>

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