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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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"I went over and introduced myself, and... conversation just flowed," says Mangan, 38, from Ennis, County Clare, about 22 miles southeast of Lisdoonvarna.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The one-day rainfall record in California, and the fourth highest ever in the nation, landed in the San Gabriels on Jan. 22, 1943, a couple of miles southeast of Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

During August, the couple lived in Fontainebleau, a bucolic town southeast of Paris surrounded by forest and featuring a UNESCO-designated Château that royals, including Napoleon, once called home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Further south, across England and Wales, a spell of rain from overnight will linger in the southeast during Tuesday morning before clearing away.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

He kept his course to the southeast, and the land sank out of sight as night came over the eastern edge of the world.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Vertex was an early investor in Chinese robotics company Unitree and Southeast Asian technology company Grab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In July, it announced a partnership with Danish brewer Carlsberg to expand in Southeast Asia.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Signals produced by axions should vary depending on location, with the strongest expected in Southeast Asia.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Muslims are embroiled in yet another war, but this one isn’t in the Middle East, Southeast Asia or another predominantly Islamic region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

That’s the way us folks in Southeast felt too.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson