Definition of In the south

1. Adverb. In a southern direction. "We moved south"

Exact synonyms: South, To The South

Lexicographical Neighbors of In The South

in the placenta
in the post
in the public eye(p)
in the raw
in the red
in the right
in the right place at the right time
in the round
in the running
in the same boat
in the same breath
in the same vein
in the short run
in the soup
in the south (current term)
in the sticks
in the swim
in the teeth of
in the thick of
in the thick of it
in the throes of
in the toilet
in the twinkling of an eye
in the wake of
in the way
in the way of
in the wild
in the wind

Literary usage of In the south

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Black Diamonds Gathered in the Darkey Homes of the Southby Edward Alfred Pollard by Edward Alfred Pollard (1859)
"Originally published as The southern spy: or, Curiosities of negro slavery in the South, Washington, 1859. Reprinted New York, 1859, as Black diamonds."

2. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1900)
"Tobacco, cotton, and the sugar-cane are exclusively grown in the South, ... Thus, peculiar reasons for maintaining slavery exist in the South which do not ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In the South nearly all the unskilled labour was performed by negro slaves; ... In the South, on the other hand, life was largely agricultural. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"During the Civil War he served in the South Atlantic and West Gulf blockading squadrons, taking part in the capture of Port Royal, SC In 1868-69 he served ..."

5. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"At the commencement of the educational work in the South, there were three ... Until the masses of the black population in the South have acquired a higher ..."

6. Black Diamonds Gathered in the Darkey Homes of the Southby Edward Alfred Pollard by Edward Alfred Pollard (1859)
"Originally published as The southern spy: or, Curiosities of negro slavery in the South, Washington, 1859. Reprinted New York, 1859, as Black diamonds."

7. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1900)
"Tobacco, cotton, and the sugar-cane are exclusively grown in the South, ... Thus, peculiar reasons for maintaining slavery exist in the South which do not ..."

8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In the South nearly all the unskilled labour was performed by negro slaves; ... In the South, on the other hand, life was largely agricultural. ..."

9. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"During the Civil War he served in the South Atlantic and West Gulf blockading squadrons, taking part in the capture of Port Royal, SC In 1868-69 he served ..."

10. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"At the commencement of the educational work in the South, there were three ... Until the masses of the black population in the South have acquired a higher ..."

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