southward

See also: Southward

English

Etymology

south +‎ -ward

Pronunciation

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Noun

southward (uncountable)

The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
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Adjective

southward (comparative more southward, superlative most southward)

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

Adverb

southward (comparative more southward, superlative most southward)

Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

Derived terms

Translations

towards the south

Belarusian: на по́ўдзень (na póŭdzjenʹ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: zuidwaarts (nl)
German: südwärts (de)
Latvian: uz dievidiem
Maori: whakatonga, whakatetonga

Navajo: shádiʼááhjígo, shádiʼáahjigo
Polish: na południe
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: к ю́гу (k júgu), на юг (na jug)
Swedish: söderut (sv)
Telugu: దక్షిణముగా (dakṣiṇamugā)
Ukrainian: на пі́вдень (na pívdenʹ)

References

southward in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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