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" The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow."
William Henry Ashley

Meaning of "the south" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF THE SOUTH

the south


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE SOUTH

the smit · the Smoke · the sniffles · the snuffles · the soil · the Solent · the Song of Solomon · the Soo Canals · the Sorbonne · the Sound · the South Island · the Southeast · the Southwest · the Spanish · the Sphinx · the Spirit · the spiritual · the spotlight · the squits · the stage

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE SOUTH

Bournemouth · Dartmouth · down in the mouth · down-in-the-mouth · east by south · Falmouth · look a gift-horse in the mouth · Monmouth · mouth · New South · Plymouth · Portsmouth · south · southeast by south · southwest by south · the horse´s mouth · west by south · Weymouth · Yarmouth · youth

Synonyms and antonyms of the south in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the south» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF THE SOUTH

Find out the translation of the south to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of the south from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the south» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

el sur
570 millions of speakers
en

English

the south
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दक्षिण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنوب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

юго
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

o sul
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দক্ষিণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sud
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Selatan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

der Süden
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

남쪽
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sisih kidul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phía nam
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தெற்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दक्षिण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Güney
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sud
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

południe
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

південно
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

sud
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η νότια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Suid-
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i söder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the south

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE SOUTH»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of the south
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the south».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the south

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «THE SOUTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the south.
1
Aravind Adiga
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a former matinee idol, and the other was run by his former screenwriter.
2
Bernard Arnault
It's true that I am not from the south and I have a certain reserve. I take time to get close to, and I don't immediately throw my arms round someone. But it is more a question of style.
3
William Henry Ashley
The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow.
4
Jose Maria Aznar
There are the countries of the north of Europe taking decisions and the countries of the south of Europe that are living under intervention. This division exists.
5
Mario Balotelli
America is a great country. I've been in the south, in the center and in the north. I like it. Americans are very good people. There's just too much air-conditioning.
6
Tim Cahill
Hot, dry katabatic winds, like the south foehn in Europe, the sharav in the Middle East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health problems as migraines, depression, lethargy, and moodiness. Some scientists say that this is a myth.
7
Tim Cahill
The hard wind we get around here on the eastern slopes of the Rockies is called a Chinook. It's a katabatic wind and comes from mountains to the west of us and the mountains to the south.
8
Brian Cox
Even the Australians don't know how beautiful their own country is. Particularly where we were shooting 'The Straits.' Most of my stuff was done on an aboriginal settlement on the south shore, opposite Cairns, which I believe was the site where the last person was eaten in Australia.
9
Jon Crosby
We used to go and play shows in the south in front of two people and now every show we did was just great. The warm-ups, most of those weren't even advertised and most of them were sold out. I don't know what's going on, it's just so much different than it used to be.
10
Tony Curran
I've been lucky. I don't for a minute take for granted the good fortune I have had. You don't like to get ideas above your station, especially a boy from the south side of Glasgow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE SOUTH»

Discover the use of the south in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the south and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Queen of the South
And his stunning new novel is his best yet. A remarkable tale, The Queen of the South spans continents, from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco, to Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar.
Arturo Perez-Reverte, 2005
2
The South: And, Bene
Two novellas by a Spanish writer. In The South, a girl returns to her hometown to learn the truth about her father's suicide, while Bene is on a Gypsy woman accused of being possessed by the Devil.
Adelaida Garcça Morales, 1999
3
South: The Endurance Expedition
And as the story of their journey across treacherous seas and a wilderness of glaciers and snow fields unfolds, the scale of their courage and heroism becomes movingly clear.
Ernest Shackleton, 2004
4
The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and ...
A follow-up companion to "The South Beach Diet" outlines an exercise program that complements the diet's three-phase system, explaining how to combine core fitness techniques with cardiovascular exercise to bolster the metabolism.
Arthur Agatston, 2009
5
Quiet Revolution in the South: The Impact of the Voting ...
This work is the first systematic attempt to measure the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, commonly regarded as the most effective civil rights legislation of the century.
Chandler Davidson, Bernard Grofman, 1994
6
Why the South Lost the Civil War
Offers a chronological account of the Civil War, reexamines theories for the South's defeat, and analyzes Confederate and Union military strategy More than one hundred years after the South's surrender at Appomattox, Civil War battles rage ...
‎1991
7
The New Mind of the South
But in her groundbreaking, thought-provoking exploration of the region, Tracy Thompson, a Georgia native and Pulitzer Prize finalist, asserts that it has merely drawn on its oldest tradition: an ability to adapt and transform itself.
Tracy Thompson, 2013
8
The South was Right!
An authoritative and documented study of the mythology behind Civil War history, clearly exhibiting how the South was an independent country invaded, captured, and still occupied by a vicious aggressor.
Walter Kennedy, James Kennedy, 2010
9
The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935
Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935
James D. Anderson, 1988
10
The South Pole
Account of the thrilling race to the south pole. With an introduction by Fridtjof Nansen.
Roald Amundsen, 2010

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE SOUTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the south is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Era Ends as South Carolina Lowers Confederate Flag
And when the red and blue Confederate battle flag was finally, permanently lowered here from its place of honor on the grounds of the South Carolina State ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Tropical Storm Ana Makes Landfall in South Carolina
Tropical Storm Ana made landfall along the South Carolina coast today, nearly three weeks before the Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins. The National ... «ABC News, May 15»
3
Vanuatu leader says deadly cyclone 'wiped out' development on …
Vanuatu leader says deadly cyclone 'wiped out' development on South Pacific ... was still unknown beyond the devastation in the South Pacific archipelago's ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
4
China's Big Strategic Mistake in the South China Sea
China on May 1 moved its giant indigenous oil rig, Hai Yang Shi You (HYSY) 981, southward in the South China Sea (SCS). The new location, only 120 miles ... «The National Interest Online, May 14»
5
Breakdown in South Sudan
The South Sudanese people made extraordinary sacrifices to achieve independence two and a half years ago. That makes their leaders' abject failure to build a ... «Foreign Affairs, Jan 14»
6
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich scored an easy victory Saturday in the South Carolina primary, blowing a hole in Mitt Romney's ... «Washington Post, Jan 12»
REFERENCE
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