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new south

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables
new -south
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A proposed reform and modernization of the Southern United States, involving tighter integration with the rest of the United States and a rejection of the economy and traditions of the Old South and the slavery-based plantation system, while maintaining white supremacy through Jim Crow laws and disenfranchisement.

American usage

Etymology

Coined by its leading proponent, Atlanta editor Henry W. Grady, in 1874.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the New South (canonical)

Questions

What does new south mean?
A proposed reform and modernization of the Southern United States, involving tighter integration with the rest of the United States and a rejection of the economy and traditions of the Old South and the slavery-based plantation system, while maintaining white supremacy through Jim Crow laws and disenfranchisement.
Where does new south come from?
Coined by its leading proponent, Atlanta editor Henry W. Grady, in 1874.

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