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south

/ˈsaʊ̯θ/ noun A2
  1. The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane. (countable, uncountable) · Germany is south of Denmark.
  2. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. (countable, uncountable)
  3. In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The negative or south pole of a magnet. (countable, uncountable)

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There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 3 · B2
The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 3 · B2
There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 8 · B2
“It is the same at the South,” said another, “for I have been there and seen it.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 10 · B2

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