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upper south

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
up-per -south
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The northern part of the South (Southern United States), typically consisting of North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma, sometimes also inclusive of southern Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, eastern/southern/western Maryland, and southern Delaware.

name

In the American Civil War, those Confederate states which did not secede until after Fort Sumter: Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Example Sentences

  • "Holonyms: South < United States, United States of America, U.S., US, USA < North America < Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe"

Phrases

Deep South

Frequently Paired Words

Deep South Old South Southeast

Questions

What does upper south mean?
The northern part of the South (Southern United States), typically consisting of North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma, sometimes also inclusive of southern Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, eastern/southern/western Maryland, and southern Delaware.

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