SOUTH

[noun] [U], abbreviation S, UK also Sth, [esp. US] So - the direction which goes towards the part of the Earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country which is in this directionThe points of the compass are North, South, East and West.My family moved to the south when I was a child.The best beaches are in the south (of the island).We usually spend our holidays in the South of France.Canberra is/lies to the south of Sydney. These plants grow well on a south-facing wall.They drove/travelled south towards the rain forest.He rode due (= directly) south, towards the desert.My room faces south, so it gets a lot of sun.(UK informal) I've moved/got a job down south (= to/in the south of the country).The South can be used to refer to the developing countries of the world, which are mainly below the equator.Many people hope that dialogue between the North and the South will help towards a sharing of the world's resources. See also Third World at third.The South can also mean the southeastern states of the US.The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery.