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Southeast Asian

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adjective

  1. of or relating to Southeast Asia or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Southeast Asia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Wong said she would again put Australia's views directly to her Laos counterpart at a Southeast Asian ministerial meeting in Manila next week.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Suu Kyi’s family and supporters haven’t seen her since, and the junta has denied a request from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, to get access to her.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Southeast Asian nations have faced severe economic strain.

From Barron's May 30, 2026

The name combines "Naga," a legendary serpent from Thai and Southeast Asian mythology, with "Titan," referencing the giants of Greek mythology.

From Science Daily May 15, 2026

A far more important line evolved by way of the Aramaic alphabet, used for official documents of the Persian Empire, into the modern Arabic, Hebrew, Indian, and Southeast Asian alphabets.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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