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Southeast Asia

American  
[sohth-eest ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈsoʊθˌist ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /

noun

  1. the countries and land area of Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.


Southeast Asia British  

noun

  1. a region including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam

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Southeast Asia Cultural  
  1. A geographical subdivision of Asia that includes the following nations: Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.


Other Word Forms

  • Southeast Asian adjective

Example Sentences

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Australia and Canada in the near future, as well as in Southeast Asia, Maeda said.

From The Wall Street Journal

First Solar has continually shifted production out of heavily-taxed markets in Southeast Asia.

From Barron's

First Solar has continually shifted production out of heavily-taxed markets in Southeast Asia.

From Barron's

The comparison also revealed shared emission hotspots, including Equatorial Asia, Northern Hemisphere Africa, and Southeast Asia.

From Science Daily

According to Statistics Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy used to import rice from major exporters Vietnam, Thailand and India.

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