down south
phrase
informal
: in or to the southern part of a country or region
She spent a few years down south.
We'll be heading down south for the winter.
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Colonists down south, especially fierce New England Protestants who took a dim view of Catholicism, viewed this act – and their new fellow imperial subjects – with dismay and considerable suspicion.
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Sarah M.s. Pearsall,
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2 July 2026
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Sarah M.s. Pearsall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
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“Down south.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20south. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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