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Word entry · 5 letters

south

Best crossword clue

"Compass bottom"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈsaʊ̯θ/Part of speech adverb, adjective, nounSorted hostuStarts with SEnds with H5 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Direction opposite north

Word origin

From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

Used in a sentence

  • Germany is south of Denmark.
  • Just before independence (in 1955) the military garrison in the south rebelled and that was the beginning of a civil war between the north and the south ...
  • What was said [prior to 2003] is that the south rebelled. Even then; rebelled? What rebelled? Who was supporting Saddam other than the people of the south?

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Compass bottom5 letters
02Direction opposite north5 letters
03Map-bottom direction5 letters
04Opposite of north5 letters
05Down on a map5 letters

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