south

Summary

south is a cardinal direction^[1]. south has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• south's instance of is recorded as cardinal direction^[3].
• south's instance of is recorded as points of the compass^[4].
• south's Commons category is recorded as South^[5].
• south is the opposite of north^[6].
• south is the opposite of east^[7].
• south is the opposite of west^[8].
• south's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South^[9].
• south's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[10].
• south's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• south's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[12].
• south's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[13].
• south's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• south's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• south's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[16].
• south's different from is recorded as South^[17].
• south's different from is recorded as Sud^[18].
• south's different from is recorded as SUR^[19].
• south's different from is recorded as Süden^[20].
• south's different from is recorded as Suid^[21].
• south's different from is recorded as SYD^[22].
• south's different from is recorded as Jug^[23].
• south's different from is recorded as Selatan^[24].
• south's different from is recorded as Zuid^[25].
• south's different from is recorded as Sør^[26].
• south's different from is recorded as SUL^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cardinal direction^[3] and points of the compass^[4]. Recorded opposite of include north^[6], east^[7], and west^[8].

Influence

Things named for south include South Carolina^[28], an U.S. state^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1788^[31]; Nanjing^[32], a big city^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34], founded in -0495^[35]; South Tyrol^[36], a province of Italy^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1948^[39]; Southern Ocean^[40], an ocean^[41]; Southern Hemisphere^[42], a hemisphere of the Earth^[43]; South Pole^[44], a geographical pole^[45]; Yuzhny Island^[46], an island^[47], in Russia^[48]; and South Bank^[49], an area of London^[50], in United Kingdom^[51].

Why It Matters

south has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] south is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for south include South Carolina^[28], an U.S. state^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1788^[31]; Nanjing^[32], a big city^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34], founded in -0495^[35]; South Tyrol^[36], a province of Italy^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1948^[39]; Southern Ocean^[40], an ocean^[41]; Southern Hemisphere^[42], a hemisphere of the Earth^[43]; and South Pole^[44], a geographical pole^[45].