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Southern Cross a circumpolar constellation in the southern sky, located within the Milky Way and containing two bright stars.
southerner (often cap.) a native or inhabitant of a southern area or region.
Southern Hemisphere the half of the earth that is south of the equator.
southern lights see "aurora australis."
Southern Ocean the ocean that surrounds the continent of Antarctica.
Southern Rhodesia see "Rhodesia," "Zimbabwe."
Southern Yemen formerly, a country at the southern edge of Arabia on the Arabian Sea, now part of Yemen.
South Korea a country on the eastern coast of Asia, south of North Korea; Republic of Korea.
southland (sometimes cap.) the southern portion of a country or area.
southpaw (informal) one who is left-handed, esp. a baseball pitcher. [2 definitions]
South Pole the point on the earth's surface that is intersected by the southern end of the earth's rotational axis. [4 definitions]
South Sea Islands the islands in the South Pacific, collectively. (Cf. Oceania.)
South Seas the South Pacific. [2 definitions]
south-southeast a point on the compass halfway between south and southeast. [2 definitions]
south-southwest a point on the compass halfway between south and southwest. [2 definitions]
South Sudan a country in east-central Africa, formerly part of Sudan.
South Vietnam a former Southeast Asian country that occupied the southern part of Vietnam and was absorbed in the reunified Vietnam in 1975.
southward toward the south. [3 definitions]
southwardly toward the south. [2 definitions]
southwest a point on the compass halfway between south and west. [6 definitions]
South-West Africa see "Namibia."