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OLD SOUTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Old South mean?
• OLD SOUTH (noun)
The noun OLD SOUTH has 1 sense:
1. the South of the United States before the American Civil War
Familiarity information: OLD SOUTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The South of the United States before the American Civil War
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
South (the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line)
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