Southeast Asian

adjective

1. of or relating to Southeast Asia or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Southeast Asia

Example Sentences

Protests in Indonesia sparked by economic hardship have elicited a heavy-handed response from police, triggering concerns that the Southeast Asian nation could be returning to its authoritarian past.

From Los Angeles Times

The report, coauthored by scientists at Caltech in Pasadena, studied a massive earthquake that ruptured in the southeast Asian country of Myanmar on March 28 — on a fault known for being eerily similar to the San Andreas.

From Los Angeles Times

Even a resolution meant to reaffirm cooperation between the U.N. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations became an opportunity to bring up the issue.

From Salon

"A lot of it has to do with the emergence of Southeast Asian and Asian clothing hubs, which has put downward pressure on prices," he said.

From BBC

In 2023, Thai kickboxers boycotted the Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia after the sporting event they recognised as Muay Thai was introduced as Kun Khmer - which is what Cambodians call it.

From BBC