Deep South

noun

the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery (Freq. 2)

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region

• Part Holonyms: ↑South

• Part Meronyms:

↑Alabama, ↑Heart of Dixie, ↑Camellia State, ↑AL, ↑Georgia, ↑Empire State of the South, ↑Peach State, ↑GA, ↑Louisiana, ↑Pelican State, ↑LA, ↑Mississippi, ↑Magnolia State, ↑MS, ↑South Carolina, ↑Palmetto State, ↑SC

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noun

Usage: often capitalized D, usually capitalized S

: the southeasterly portion of the United States usually including all states bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and some adjacent regions

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the southeastern part of the U.S., including esp. South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

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Deep South noun

A region of the USA, roughly Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana

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Main Entry: ↑deep

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deep South or Deep South,

U.S. the Southern states regarded as most typical of the South, generally including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina: »

In the states of the Deep South…generations of traditions are being challenged (Wall Street Journal).

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(the Deep South) the southeastern region of the U.S. that is regarded as embodying traditional Southern culture and traditions

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noun

the Deep South

: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi

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the ˌDeep ˈSouth [Deep South] noun singular

the southern states of the US, especially Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carolina