Old South

American  

noun

1. the U.S. South before the Civil War.

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Old South British  

noun

1. the American South before the Civil War

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Example Sentences

Whether we are meant to believe or dismiss this apologia for the chivalry of the Old South is debatable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Most Californians are unaware of exactly how the greater L.A. region wound up with a nickname more commonly associated with the Old South.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

“It’s messy, because democracy’s messy,” said Nathaniel Sheidley, the president and chief executive of Revolutionary Spaces, which operates the Old South Meeting House and the Old State House in Boston.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2023

Celebrating Confederate holidays is contradictory after moves away from other Old South symbols, said Jennifer Lindsey, an attorney in Tupelo.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022

Lillian spoke of the Old South when Bull was in earshot as though it were a private garden deeded to her in a last heroic proclamation by the Confederate Congress.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy