Topic: GEOGRAPHY
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south3 written abbreviation S
1SG towards the south : 
Most of the birds had already flown south.a south-facing garden
Most of the birds had already flown south.a south-facing garden2
down south
a) British English informalSG in or to the southern part of England : We moved down south about five years ago.
We moved down south about five years ago.b) American English also down South in or to the southern US states : His sister lives down south.
His sister lives down south.3 if a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it was once very good : It seems like all our moral standards have just gone south.
go south
American English informalIt seems like all our moral standards have just gone south.