English noun: South |
| 1. | South (location) the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | AL, Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie |
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| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Instance hyponym | Old South |
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| Part holonym | Carolina, Carolinas, Deep South, Empire State of the South, Free State, GA, Georgia, Gulf States, LA, Louisiana, Magnolia State, Maryland, MD, Mississippi, MS, NC, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Old Line State, Old North State, Palmetto State, Peach State, Pelican State, Piedmont, SC, South Carolina, Tar Heel State, Tennessee, Tidewater, Tidewater region, TN, VA, Virginia, Volunteer State |
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| Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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| Member holonym | Southerner |
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| Attribute | southern |
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| Domain region members | hoecake, KKK, Klan, Ku Klux Klan |
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| 2. | South (location) the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 |
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| Synonyms | Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland |
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| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Part holonym | slave state |
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| Member holonym | AL, Alabama, AR, Arkansas, Camellia State, Empire State of the South, Everglade State, FL, Florida, GA, Georgia, Heart of Dixie, LA, Land of Opportunity, Lone-Star State, Louisiana, Magnolia State, Mississippi, Missouri, MO, MS, NC, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Old North State, Palmetto State, Peach State, Pelican State, SC, Show Me State, South Carolina, Sunshine State, Tar Heel State, Tennessee, Texas, TN, TX, VA, Virginia, Volunteer State |
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| Attribute | south, southern |
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| 3. | south the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees |
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| Synonyms | due south, S, southward |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cardinal compass point |
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| 4. | south (location) a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city |
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| Broader (hypernym) | location |
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| Attribute | southern |
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| 5. | south the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point |
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| Broader (hypernym) | direction |
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