1 the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: “He stood facing towards the south”
zuiden

2 one of the four main points of the compass.
zuiden

1 in the south: “She works on the south coast.”
zuid-

2 from the direction of the south: “a south wind.”
zuidelijk
towards the south: “This window faces south.”
naar het zuiden

southerly (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

1 (of a wind etc) coming from the south: “a southerly wind.”
zuidelijk

2 looking, lying etc towards the south: “in a southerly direction.”
zuidelijk

southern (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

of the south: “Your speech sounds southern to me”
zuidelijk

southerner (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person who lives, or was born, in a southern region or country.
zuiderling

southernmost (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

being furthest south: “the southernmost point on the mainland.”
zuidelijkst

'southward (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

towards the south: “in a southward direction.”
zuidwaarts

'southward(s) (Bijwoord)

towards the south: “We are moving southwards.”
zuidwaarts

'southbound (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

travelling southwards: “southbound traffic.”
naar het zuiden gaand

'south-'east / 'south-'west (nouns)

the direction midway between south and east or south and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction.
zuidoosten, zuidwesten

1 in the south-east or south-west: “the south-east coast.”
zuidoostelijk, zuidwestelijk

2 from the direction of the south-east or south-west: “a south-east wind.”
zuidoostelijk, zuidwestelijk
towards the south-east or south-west: “The gateway faces south-west.”
naar het zuidoosten, naar het zuidwesten

'south-'easterly / 'south-'westerly (adjectives)

1 (of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west: “a south-easterly wind.”
zuidoostelijk, zuidwestelijk

2 looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west: “a south-westerly direction.”
zuidoostelijk, zuidwestelijk

'south-'eastern / 'south-'western (adjectives)

of the south-east or south-west: “a south-western dialect.”
zuidoostelijk, zuidwestelijk

the South Pole

the southern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.
zuidpool
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the south	het zuiden
south	zuid (znw.) ; zuidelijk ; naar het zuiden ; Z (Afkorting) ; Zuid,Zuiden ; zuidwaarts

Bronnen: interglot; Vlietstra; Wakefield genealogy pages; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.




EN: (to the) south of NL: ten zuiden van
EN: South Sea(s) NL: Stille Zuidzee