south in English: The direction that is on your right when you face the rising sun. It is the opposite of north. (noun)

Translation

The direction that is on your right when you face the rising sun. It is the opposite of north.

Word origin

From Old English suth, an old Germanic word for the sunny side.

Spain Europe.

Here "the south" is the lower part of a country or area on a map.

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"South" is used here like an adverb, showing which way they went.

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"Fly south" means travel towards warmer places.

north

The direction that is on your left when you face the rising sun. It is the opposite of south.

direction

The way that someone or something moves, faces, or points.

map

A drawing that shows where towns, roads, and other places are.

cold

Having a low temperature, or not warm.

road

A long, hard path that cars and people use to travel from one place to another.

east

The direction where the sun comes up in the morning. It is the opposite of west.

northern

In or from the north part of a place.

pole

A long thin round piece of wood or metal, often standing up straight to hold something. The North Pole and South Pole are the two ends of the Earth.

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