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southeastern

American  
[sauth-eest-ern] / ˌsaʊθˈist ərn /

adjective

  1. situated in, coming from, or proceeding toward the southeast.

  2. Southeastern, of or relating to a region traditionally known as the Southeast in a country, continent, etc.


Example Sentences

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Today, Lewis sells cars in a small town on North Carolina’s swampy southeastern coast and does occasional political consulting.

From Salon

A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday evening, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

From Barron's

The machine that has been stamping parts for Tonka’s yellow dump trucks and its other models for more than a half-century is now in southeastern China.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the southeastern edge of the settlement, the team uncovered signs of a dedicated industrial zone focused on tin bronze metallurgy, the key alloy that defined much of the Bronze Age.

From Science Daily

Satellite measurements showed a distinct rise in nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, across the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.

From Science Daily