southward
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊθwəd/ / /ˈsʌðəd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southward From south + -ward.
- Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southward From south + -ward.
- Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
“As the remnants retreated northward to Pengyang (平壤 Pʻing-jang), war was declared and a Chinese contingent from Manchuria went southward to that place.”
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southward From south + -ward.
- The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
“100 leagues to the southward”