English

South

The Southern United States.

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    By proprialization from south.

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    • derivedEnglishsouth “The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishsouth
        • inheritedOld Englishsūþ “south”
    • derivedEnglishbasaltic “Of or pertaining to basalt.”
      • partEnglish-ic “Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.”
        • inheritedMiddle English-ik

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