English > South: 7 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line. |
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| Instances | Old South | The South of the United States before the American Civil War |
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| Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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| Members | Southerner | An American who lives in the South |
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| Attributes | southern | In or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line |
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| Part of | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
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| Parts | Carolina, Carolinas | The area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina |
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| Deep South | The southeastern region of the United States |
| Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA, Ga. | A state in southeastern United States |
| Gulf States | A region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico |
| Louisiana, Pelican State, LA, La. | A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
| Maryland, Old Line State, Free State, MD, Md. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
| Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss. | A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico |
| North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C. | A state in southeastern United States |
| Piedmont | The plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains |
| South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, S.C. | A state in the Deep South |
| Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN, Tenn. | A state in east central United States |
| Tidewater, Tidewater region | The coastal plain of the South |
| Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
| Region of | Ku Klux Klan, Klan, KKK | A secret society of white Southerners in the United States |
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| hoecake | Thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal |
| Narrower | Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala. | A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
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| Spanish | Sur |
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| Catalan | Sud |
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English > South: 7 senses > noun 2, location| Meaning | 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 of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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| Members | Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala. | A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
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| Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR, Ark. | A state in south central United States |
| Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL, Fla. | A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico |
| 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 |
| Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Mo. | A midwestern state in central United States |
| North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C. | A state in southeastern United States |
| South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, S.C. | A state in the Deep South |
| Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN, Tenn. | A state in east central United States |
| Texas, Lone-Star State, TX, Tex. | The second largest state |
| Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
| Attributes | south | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south |
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| southern | In or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line |
| Parts | slave state | Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War |
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| Spanish | Confederación, Confederate States of America, Estados Confederados de América |
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| Catalan | Confederació, Estats Confederats d'Amèrica |
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