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down south

down south adverb: in or to the southern part of an area, country, etc.

Adverb

down south (not comparable)

  1. In or to the southern part of an area, country, etc.
    • They sent him down south, but he came back home the first chance he got.
    Antonyms:
    up north
  2. (Scotland) In England.
    • Once we heard his accent, we knew he was from down south.
    • There's a strong case to be made for the English Premier League being the best in the world, but some of the unnecessary hype surrounding the game down south really gets my goat.2011, Anthony Brown, The Scotsman

Antonyms of down south

Questions about down south

What does down south mean?
Down south means in or to the southern part of an area, country, etc.
What part of speech is down south?
Down south is an adverb.

Words near down south in the dictionary

  1. down quarks
  2. down round
  3. down rounds
  4. down route
  5. down someone's alley
  6. down south
  7. Down St Mary
  8. down start
  9. down starts
  10. down style
  11. Down syndrome

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