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.

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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.

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Other Word Forms

• Southeast Asian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Southeast Asia

During La Niña, warmer waters remain farther west, strengthening monsoon rains across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

Chris McGuire, an expert on China and AI at the US-based Council on Foreign Relations, said chip smuggling was a "really significant problem" in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Some of these species are seen fairly regularly elsewhere in Southeast Asia, but encounters can be vanishingly rare in the Cardamoms.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Mike Cherney covers Southeast Asia from The Wall Street Journal bureau in Singapore, where he writes about geopolitics, defense and military matters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Tree crops, notably bananas and breadfruit, also furnished carbohydrate-rich staples in Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond