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- south african/ˌsaʊθ ˈæf.rɪ.kən/Relating to or originating from South Africa, its people, culture, or geography.adjectivenounB2
- south african dutch/ˌsaʊθ ˈafrɪk(ə)n ˈdʌtʃ/A historical, now largely obsolete, term for the Dutch-derived vernacular language spoken by European settlers in South Africa from the 17th century, which later evolved into Afrikaans.adjectivenounVery Low
- south america/ˌsaʊθ əˈmɛr.ɪ.kə/A continent in the Western Hemisphere, located primarily in the Southern Hemisphere, comprising twelve sovereign countries and several territories.nounB1
- south american/ˌsaʊθ əˈmer.ɪ.kən/Of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent of South America or its peoples, cultures, and countries.adjectivenounB1
- south american plate/ˌsaʊθ əˌmer.ɪ.kən ˈpleɪt/A major tectonic plate underlying much of South America and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean seafloor.nounC1/C2 (Specialist)
- south american spanish/ˌsaʊθ əˌmer.ɪ.kən ˈspæn.ɪʃ/The varieties of the Spanish language spoken across the continent of South America.nounC1
- south american trypanosomiasis/ˌsaʊθ əˌmer.ɪ.kən ˌtrɪp.ə.nəʊ.səˈmaɪ.ə.sɪs/A serious, often chronic, infectious disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted primarily by triatomine bugs (kissing bugs).nounVery low frequency (C2/professional)
- south arabia/ˌsaʊθ əˈreɪ.bi.ə/A historical and geographical region in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, encompassing areas of modern-day Yemen, Oman, and parts of Saudi Arabia.nounC2 (Very Low)
- south arabian/ˌsaʊθ əˈreɪ.bi.ən/Relating to the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, its peoples, languages, or cultures.adjectivenounLow
- south asia/ˌsaʊθ ˈeɪ.ʒə/The southern subregion of the Asian continent, encompassing modern nations such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.nounMedium
- south atlantic/ˌsaʊθ ətˈlæntɪk/The part of the Atlantic Ocean lying south of the equator, roughly between the east coasts of South America and the west coasts of southern Africa.adjectivenounC1
- south atlantic current/ˌsaʊθ ətˌlæn.tɪk ˈkʌr.ənt/A major, persistent, eastward-flowing surface ocean current in the South Atlantic Ocean.nounC2/Technical
- south atlantic ocean/ˌsaʊθ ətˌlæn.tɪk ˈəʊ.ʃən/The region of the Atlantic Ocean located in the Southern Hemisphere, extending southward from the equator to the Southern Ocean and lying between the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa.nounB2
- south australia/ˌsaʊθ ɒˈstreɪlɪə/A state in the central southern part of Australia, with Adelaide as its capital city.nounB1
- south australian/ˌsaʊθ ɒˈstreɪ.li.ən/A person from or a thing characteristic of South Australia, a state in the centre of southern Australia.adjectivenounC1
- south ayrshire/ˌsaʊθ ˈɛəʃə/A council area in southwest Scotland, located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde.nounLow (Geographical proper noun)
- south bend/ˌsaʊθ ˈbɛnd/A city in northern Indiana, USA; a proper noun and a common noun phrase meaning a curve, bend, or turn in a road, river, or feature that is oriented to the south.nounLow (as a common noun phrase: low-medium for specific geographical descriptions)
- south burlington/ˌsaʊθ ˈbɜː.lɪŋ.tən/A proper noun; the name of a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, located on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, immediately south of the city of Burlington.nounVery Low (Proper Noun; Low-frequency outside local/regional contexts)
- south by east/ˌsaʊθ baɪ ˈiːst/A compass point located one point (11.25 degrees) east of due south.adjectivenounVery Low
- south by west/saʊθ baɪ wɛst/A compass point that is 22.5 degrees west of due south, corresponding to 191.25 degrees on the compass rose.adjectivenounLow
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