Meaning | The southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery. |
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Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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Part of | South | The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line |
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Parts | Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala. | A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
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Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA, Ga. | A state in southeastern United States |
Louisiana, Pelican State, LA, La. | A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss. | A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico |
South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, S.C. | A state in the Deep South |
Spanish | Deep South |
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