southward

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southward^¹

/ˈsaʊθwəd/ UK
/ˈsʌðəd/ UK

noun south'ard

no plural The direction or area lying to the south of a place. 100 leagues to the southward

adjective more southward · most southward · south'ard

Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.

adverb more southward · most southward · south'ard

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.

Southward^²

proper noun Southwards

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: southbound, south, southern, nam, imf, southerly, nan, sud, southwardly, antarctic, south-facing, southernly, s, southmost, southing, meridional

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noun direction or area lying to the south

中文	南邊 /南边 nánbiān, 南方 nánfāng, 南側 /南侧 náncè

adj situated or directed towards the south

中文	向南的 xiàngnán de, 朝南方向的 cháo nán fāngxiàng de

adv towards the south

中文	向南 xiàngnán, 朝南方向 cháo nán fāngxiàng
Deutsch	südwärts
Русский	к ю́гу k júgu, на юг na jug

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@misc{southward_2026,
  title = {southward},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southward},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}