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  southeast

  noun

  the point or direction midway between south and east. SE
• Southeast
  Southeast

  noun

  the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area

southeast

American  

[south-eest, sou-eest] / ˌsaʊθˈist, ˌsaʊˈist /

noun

1. the point or direction midway between south and east. SE

2. a region in this direction.

3. (initial capital letter) the southeast region of the United States.

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adjective

1. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southeast.

2. coming from the southeast, as a wind.

adverb

1. in the direction midway between south and east.

southeast ¹ British  

/ ˌsaʊθˈiːst, ˌsaʊˈiːst /

noun

1. the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and east, 135° clockwise from north

2. any area lying in or towards this direction

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adjective

1. (sometimes capital) of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, area, etc

2. situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the southeast

3. (esp of the wind) from the southeast

adverb

1. in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southeast

Southeast ² British  

/ ˌsaʊθˈiːst /

noun

1. the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area

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Other Word Forms

• southeastern
  adjective
• southeasternmost
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of southeast

before 900; Middle English southest, Old English sūthēast. See south, east

Example Sentences

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Wisley in Surrey has been one of the driest locations in southeast England with 39 days of no rainfall as of 26 July.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

“It’s a major cost of construction,” said Richard Turner, who sold fill from his farmland in southeast Virginia for more than two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

"I've decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions," Farage said in a televised address, referring to the southeast England constituency he has represented for two years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Buying a condo now, I love it, because I know what I’m buying,” said Jeff Lichtenstein, a real-estate broker in southeast Florida who owns the luxury residential brokerage Echo Fine Properties.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

So we headed for Orosi, a small town a few miles southeast of Fresno.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

Now some markets are seeing a surge in imports of electric vehicles and solar panels since the war began, especially in Southeast Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

In the northern U.S., it portends unusually dry and warm weather, while the Gulf and Southeast states experience abnormally wet weather.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Inspired by traditional Indian cooking and Southeast Asian flavors, this Food52 recipe bathes and simmers sautéed heads of romaine in a delicious mixture of gingery coconut milk, fresh lime juice and fish sauce.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

"We remain open to working it out in a negotiated way. But right now, they don't seem to be serious about that," Rubio said at a Southeast Asia ministers' meeting in Manila.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Southeast celebrated kudzu festivals and crowned kudzu queens.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann