Are directions capitalized

Answer 1

They are capitalized when they are used as proper nouns or names, as in North America, or the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

When used to give directions, they remain lowercase: Go east for two blocks, then southwest for half a mile. The building is in the northern corner of the westernmost block.

Answer 2

Not necessarily.

• When talking about a general direction, the word is often not capitalised, example: the north side of the house.
• Place names are capitalised: East Sussex, WestVirginia, South Africa.
• In other cases, adjectives and nouns normally begin with small letters: Go south for three miles, then go east for another three miles. There is a cold north wind.

Answer 3

Basically, directions are not capitalized. Capitalize directions when they designate geographical parts of the country, region or city or when used as part of proper names to designate a world division.

Do not capitalize when used to indicate parts of states or provinces.

Examples:

The car headed midwest.

Martha went to Midwest Australia.

Martha went to midwest Cagayan.

Answer 4

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Examples:

South America

Eastern Pacific Coast

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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