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  southeast

  noun

  the point or direction midway between south and east. SE
• Southeast
  Southeast

  noun

  the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area

southeast

American  

[south-eest, sou-eest] / ˌsaʊθˈist, ˌsaʊˈist /

noun

1. the point or direction midway between south and east. SE

2. a region in this direction.

3. (initial capital letter) the southeast region of the United States.

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adjective

1. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southeast.

2. coming from the southeast, as a wind.

adverb

1. in the direction midway between south and east.

southeast ¹ British  

/ ˌsaʊθˈiːst, ˌsaʊˈiːst /

noun

1. the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and east, 135° clockwise from north

2. any area lying in or towards this direction

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adjective

1. (sometimes capital) of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, area, etc

2. situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the southeast

3. (esp of the wind) from the southeast

adverb

1. in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southeast

Southeast ² British  

/ ˌsaʊθˈiːst /

noun

1. the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area

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Other Word Forms

• southeastern
  adjective
• southeasternmost
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of southeast

before 900; Middle English southest, Old English sūthēast. See south, east

Example Sentences

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They will be stationed at Bezmer Air Base in the southeast, from July 24 to October 1.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Located about 60 miles southeast of Bunia, the Bahema-Boga territory in Irumu is the region’s food basket, where traders flock to its weekly markets to buy supplies ranging from grain to fish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Sarder Udoy Raihan of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre told the AFP news agency that the situation in the southeast of the country was likely to improve soon.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Buying a condo now, I love it, because I know what I’m buying,” said Jeff Lichtenstein, a real-estate broker in southeast Florida who owns the luxury residential brokerage Echo Fine Properties.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

The route terminates at the city’s southeast border, close to Richard’s house.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

In the northern U.S., it portends unusually dry and warm weather, while the Gulf and Southeast states experience abnormally wet weather.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Inspired by traditional Indian cooking and Southeast Asian flavors, this Food52 recipe bathes and simmers sautéed heads of romaine in a delicious mixture of gingery coconut milk, fresh lime juice and fish sauce.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Hotel spas around Southeast Asia are developing treatments to address their customers’ most frequent complaint: debilitating jet lag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

Chiefdoms have arisen pristinely even more often, in all of the same regions and in North America’s Southeast and Pacific Northwest, the Amazon, Polynesia, and sub-Saharan Africa.

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