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- south suburban/ˌsaʊθ səˈbɜː.bən/pertaining to or characteristic of the suburbs located to the south of a major city centre.nounC1
- south sudan/ˌsaʊθ suːˈdɑːn/A sovereign country in East Africa, officially the Republic of South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011.nounMedium
- south temperate zone/ˌsaʊθ ˈtem.pər.ət ˌzəʊn/the geographic region of the Southern Hemisphere between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle, characterized by temperate climatenounC1/C2
- south thompson/ˌsaʊθ ˈtɒmpsən/A proper noun, referring to a geographical place name.nounLow (Highly specific proper noun, not in general vocabulary frequency lists)
- south tyneside/ˌsaʊθ ˈtaɪnsaɪd/A metropolitan borough in North East England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne.nounLow (Geographical proper noun)
- south tyrol/ˌsaʊθ ˈtɪrəl/An autonomous province in northern Italy, part of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, with a majority German-speaking population and a complex history of Austrian and Italian rule.nounLow (Geographical/Historical/Administrative term)
- south vietnam/ˌsaʊθ vjɛtˈnæm/The southern region of the country of Vietnam; historically, the Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975) which existed prior to the country's reunification.nounC1
- south vietnamese/ˌsaʊθ ˌvjɛtnəˈmiːz/Of, from, or relating to the southern region of Vietnam, its people, its culture, or its historical polity.adjectivenounB2
- south west africa/ˌsaʊθ ˌwest ˈæf.rɪ.kə/A historical geographical and political entity, the former name for what is now Namibia, specifically referring to the period when it was under South African administration (1915–1990).nounLow (historical/political/geographical term)
- south whittier/ˌsaʊθ ˈwɪt.i.ər/A specific place name referring to a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA.nounLow (proper noun, geographically specific)
- south windsor/saʊθ ˈwɪnzə/A town in Connecticut, United States.nounLow
- south yemen/ˌsaʊθ ˈjem.ɪn/The common name for the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, a former sovereign state that existed from 1967 until 1990 in the southern and eastern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.nounC2
- south yorkshire/saʊθ ˈjɔːkʃə/A metropolitan county in northern England.nounLow
- south ˌcaroˈlinian/ˌsaʊθ ˌkærəˈlɪniən/A person who was born in or lives in the US state of South Carolina.adjectivenounC1
- south-southeast/ˌsaʊθ saʊˈθiːst/The compass point or direction midway between south and southeast.adjectiveadverbnounLow
- south-southwest/ˌsaʊθ saʊθˈwɛst/The compass point or direction midway between south and southwest.adjectiveadverbnounLow
- southampton/saʊθˈæm(p)tən/A major port city on the south coast of England.nounB1
- southampton island/saʊˈθæm(p).tən ˈaɪ.lənd/A large, uninhabited island in Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada.nounVery low
- southbridge/ˈsaʊθbrɪdʒ/A chip on a computer motherboard that manages input/output (I/O) functions such as USB, audio, and storage interfaces.nounLow
- southbury/ˈsaʊθbəri/A proper noun referring to a town, specifically a municipality in the United States (Connecticut).nounC1
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