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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

down south en · ADV

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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.
  2. (Scotland, not-comparable) In England.
    • 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:
    • Once we heard his accent, we knew he was from down south.

Antonyms

up north

Coordinates

out west · back east