south

Summary

south is a cardinal direction^[1]. south has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• south's instance of is recorded as cardinal direction^[3].
• south's instance of is recorded as points of the compass^[4].
• south's Commons category is recorded as South^[5].
• south is the opposite of north^[6].
• south is the opposite of east^[7].
• south is the opposite of west^[8].
• south's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South^[9].
• south's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[10].
• south's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• south's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[12].
• south's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[13].
• south's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• south's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• south's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[16].
• south's different from is recorded as South^[17].
• south's different from is recorded as Sud^[18].
• south's different from is recorded as SUR^[19].
• south's different from is recorded as Süden^[20].
• south's different from is recorded as Suid^[21].
• south's different from is recorded as SYD^[22].
• south's different from is recorded as Jug^[23].
• south's different from is recorded as Selatan^[24].
• south's different from is recorded as Zuid^[25].
• south's different from is recorded as Sør^[26].
• south's different from is recorded as SUL^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cardinal direction^[3] and points of the compass^[4]. Recorded opposite of include north^[6], east^[7], and west^[8].

Influence

Things named for south include Nambu Line^[28], a railway line^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1927^[31]; Beijingnan railway station^[32], a railway station^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34], founded in 1901^[35]; Southern District^[36], a districts of Israel^[37], in Israel^[38]; Yuzhny Island^[39], an island^[40], in Russia^[41]; München Neuperlach Süd station^[42], a S-Bahn station^[43], in Germany^[44]; Southern Federal District^[45], a federal district of Russia^[46], in Russia^[47], founded in 2000^[48]; Argentine austral^[49], an obsolete currency^[50], in Argentina^[51]; and South Palace^[52], a market hall^[53], in Belgium^[54].

Why It Matters

south has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] south is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for south include Nambu Line^[28], a railway line^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1927^[31]; Beijingnan railway station^[32], a railway station^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34], founded in 1901^[35]; Southern District^[36], a districts of Israel^[37], in Israel^[38]; Yuzhny Island^[39], an island^[40], in Russia^[41]; München Neuperlach Süd station^[42], a S-Bahn station^[43], in Germany^[44]; and Southern Federal District^[45], a federal district of Russia^[46], in Russia^[47], founded in 2000^[48].