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

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

Southeast Asia is expected to see its emissions grow by six percent, while the European Union should record a five-percent decline.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Foreign ministers from fuel-stressed Southeast Asia called for freedom of navigation in international straits on Thursday as they wrapped a week of meetings largely overshadowed by the US-Iran war.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Those new to Thai massage, popular not just in Thailand but around Southeast Asia, may be surprised by all of the stretching involved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

But Johnson kept moving with assurance, turning the crisis into an opportunity to gain more authority to make independent decisions in Southeast Asia.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge