The South
Below Mason-Dixon line
The South refers to the southern region of a country, most commonly the southeastern United States—the states that formed the Confederacy during the Civil War and their cultural sphere.
The term carries freight beyond geography: it evokes a particular history, accent, cuisine, and set of traditions.
She moved from Boston to the South.
In American politics, the South often functions as shorthand for conservative, rural, white voting patterns, though the region's demographics are more complex.
British speakers may use the South for England's southern counties, especially the affluent southeast.
- DixieNickname for Confederate states
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- bless your heartDisguised Southern put-down
magnolia · plantation · cotton fields · antebellum · cotton · humid · porch · sweet tea · Bible Belt · bayou · bourbon · fried chicken · Nashville · mint julep · kudzu · genteel · barbecue · pecan pie
- Spanish LiteratureDon Quixote, Don Quijote, Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes, El Cid
- Hispanic LiteratureGabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Pablo Neruda, Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes
The SouthThe North
Upper American region
free states · Yankeedom · the blue · New England · developed countries
south, southern, southerly, southward, southwards, southerner, southernmost, southbound, southeast