southeast
the point or direction midway between south and east. Abbreviation: SE
a region in this direction.
(initial capital letter) the southeast region of the United States.
lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southeast.
coming from the southeast, as a wind.
in the direction midway between south and east.
Origin of southeast
1Other words from southeast
- southeastern, adjective
- south·east·ern·most [south-ee-stern-mohst or, especially British, -muhst], /ˌsaʊθˈi stərnˌmoʊst or, especially British, -məst/, adjective
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How to use southeast in a sentence
But in the past week, the southeastern port city of Zhuhai saw a different kind of flight.
It was in Guangzhou, a southeastern trade hub in China with the largest African community in Asia.
Chinese Getting Hooked on the Middle East's Favorite Drug | Brendon Hong | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn past 10 months, southeastern Iran has seen several brutal attacks from JAA.
In the southeastern regions of Ukraine Putin is confronted with a deeply divided population.
Putin Mocks the West, Puts His Own Prestige on the Line | Anna Nemtsova | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe PKK has been fighting for Kurdish self-rule in southeastern Turkey since 1984 in a war that has cost more than 40,000 lives.
PKK Kurdish Terrorists Are Fighting IS Terrorists With U.S. Help | Thomas Seibert | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Since that time the whole region of our southeastern coast has enjoyed the climate of your Mediterranean countries.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance | William Dean HowellsIt was a small species, apparently akin to the jackal and of southeastern origin.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerOn the southeastern coast of Massachusetts is a small village with which I was once familiarly acquainted.
By The Sea | Heman White ChaplinIntergradation has been noted in specimens from the eastern and southeastern shores of Great Salt Lake.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii | Henry W. SetzerIn the southeastern part of Europe we find the people of the banded pottery who practised an advanced form of agriculture.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tyler
British Dictionary definitions for southeast (1 of 2)
/ (ˌsaʊθˈiːst, nautical ˌsaʊˈiːst) /
the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and east, 135° clockwise from north
(often cap usually preceded by the) any area lying in or towards this direction
(sometimes capital) of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, area, etc
situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the southeast
(esp of the wind) from the southeast
in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southeast
- Symbol: SE
Derived forms of southeast
- southeasternmost, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Southeast (2 of 2)
/ (ˌsaʊθˈiːst) /
the Southeast the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area
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