Southeast Asia

[ sohth-eest ey-zhuh, ey-shuh ]

/ ˈsoʊθˌist ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian, adjective, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Southeast Asia

Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia

Words nearby Southeast Asia

South Devon, Southdown, South Downs, South Dum Dum, southeast, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, southeast by east, southeast by south, southeaster

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How to use Southeast Asia in a sentence

Social commerce is also gaining traction in Southeast Asia, with gross merchandise value growing threefold during the first half of 2020, according to iKala.
Singapore-based Raena gets $9M Series A for its pivot to skincare and beauty-focused social commerce|Catherine Shu|February 26, 2021|TechCrunch
When it comes to e-commerce, Southeast Asia’s internet economy is the fastest-growing online market globally, with Africa trailing behind.
Can Motorbike Taxis Fix Africa’s E-commerce Problem?|Charu Kasturi|February 10, 2021|Ozy
Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, countries have also readily embraced the Sinovac, even as wildly different efficacy rates have been recorded for its vaccine.
Southeast Asia is embracing China’s Sinovac vaccine despite its confusing efficacy data|Mary Hui|January 13, 2021|Quartz
That growth is largely concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia.
Clearing land to feed a growing human population will threaten thousands of species|Jonathan Lambert|December 21, 2020|Science News

PT Garuda Indonesia was certified last month to transport vaccines across a country that has Southeast Asia’s biggest outbreak with more than 520,000 confirmed cases.
Airlines are facing ‘mission of the century’ in shipping COVID vaccines|McKenna Moore|December 1, 2020|Fortune
It is very popular in Southeast Asia and has had massive growth.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wilderness was what I needed most in those days, after returning from war in Southeast Asia.
American Wilderness Faces the Firing Squad|Doug Peacock|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From 2006 to 2010 he visited with Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia on “special missions.”
The Kremlin’s Crazy Shock Troops|Oleg Shynkarenko|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How does an African virus find its way to the jungles of Southeast Asia?
Already Deadly in Africa, Could Ebola Hit America Next?|Scott Bixby|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Demand is highest in places like China and Southeast Asia, where sudden wealth is fueling the urge to travel to faraway places.
The New Fear of Flying After MH370|Clive Irving|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will China be able to continue its eighteenth-century dream of direct or indirect domination of Southeast Asia?
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
I come now finally to Southeast Asia--and to Vietnam in particular.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
We were still struggling with the after-effects of a long, unpopular, and bloody war in Southeast Asia.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
The mounting crisis in Southeast Asia foreshadows bankruptcies and delinquencies on a chilling scale.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

noun

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

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Cultural definitions for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

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