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  ESE

  abbreviation

  east-southeast.
• -ese
  -ese

  a suffix forming adjectival derivatives of placenames, especially countries or cities; frequently used nominally to denote the inhabitants of the place or their language: Faroese; Japanese; Vietnamese; Viennese . By analogy with such language names, -ese occurs in coinages denoting in a disparaging, often facetious way a characteristic jargon, style, or accent: Brooklynese; bureaucratese; journalese; computerese .

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ESE

¹ American  

Or E.S.E.

abbreviation

1. east-southeast.

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-ese ² American  

1. a suffix forming adjectival derivatives of placenames, especially countries or cities; frequently used nominally to denote the inhabitants of the place or their language: Faroese; Japanese; Vietnamese; Viennese . By analogy with such language names, -ese occurs in coinages denoting in a disparaging, often facetious way a characteristic jargon, style, or accent: Brooklynese; bureaucratese; journalese; computerese .

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-ese ¹ British  

suffix

1. indicating place of origin, language, or style

   Cantonese

   Japanese

   journalese

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ESE ² British  

symbol

1. east-southeast

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Usage

What else does ese mean? Ese, amigo, hombre. Or, in English slang, dude, bro, homey. Ese is a Mexican-Spanish slang term of address for a fellow man. How do you pronounce ese?[ es-ey ] or [ ey-sey ]

Etymology

Origin of -ese

First recorded in 1895–1900; probably originally from Italian -ese, later representing Spanish, Portuguese -es, French -ais, -ois, all from Latin -ēnsem “pertaining to, originating in”; see -ensis

Example Sentences

At 14, he was sent to study in the studio of the prolific Venetian genre painter Gregorio Lazzarini, but soon broke away to study on his own the works of the Renaissance's Paolo Vero nese.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Caro's gallery alone, agents picked up $282,000 worth of illegal Chi nese treasures.

From Time Magazine Archive

In her busy, private moments among the soft tan Chi nese hangings of her living room, she must often wonder, as many a WAC does : What is the matter with U.S. women?

From Time Magazine Archive

Chiang Kai-shek and widow of the Chi nese Republic's founder, was named pres ident of Red China's Sino-Soviet Friend ship Association, a noisy organization set up mostly for propaganda purposes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Japa- nese buyer was paying more than the company was worth now.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn