- the Southeast ⇒ the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area
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Southeast /ˌsaʊθˈiːst/ n
south•east /ˌsaʊθˈist/USA pronunciation
n.
adj.
adv.
south•east•ern, adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [countable;
- Geography, Nautical, Naval Termsthe point or direction midway between south and east. Abbr.: SE
- Geographya region in this direction.
- Place Names the Southeast, the southeast region of the United States.
singular;
often: the + ~]
adj.
- Nautical, Naval Termsin, toward, or facing the southeast:a southeast course.
- Nautical, Naval Termscoming from the southeast:a southeast wind.
adv.
- Nautical, Naval Termstoward the southeast:sailing southeast.
- from the southeast.
south•east•ern, adj.
south•east
(south′ēst′; Naut. sou′ēst′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
adv.
south′east′ern, adj.
south•east•ern•most
(south′ē′stərn mōst′ or, esp. Brit., -məst),USA pronunciation adj.
- Geography, Nautical, Naval Termsthe point or direction midway between south and east. Abbr.: SE
- Geographya region in this direction.
- Place Names(cap.) the southeast region of the United States.
adj.
- Nautical, Naval Termslying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southeast.
- Nautical, Naval Termscoming from the southeast, as a wind.
adv.
- Nautical, Naval Termsin the direction midway between south and east.
- Middle English southest, Old English sūthēast. See south, east bef. 900
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southeast /ˌsaʊθˈiːst; ˌsaʊˈiːst/ n
- the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and east, 135° clockwise from north
- (often capital) usually preceded by the: any area lying in or towards this direction
- (sometimes capital) of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, area, etc
- situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the southeast
- (esp of the wind) from the southeast
- in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southeast
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- Alba Longa
- Amur
- Andalusia
- Antipodes Islands
- Arkansas
- ASEAN
- Assiniboine
- Athens
- bamboo network
- Belgium
- Bermejo
- bird flu
- Blue Nile
- Bucharest
- Bug
- Butung
- Cambay
- Cardiff
- Carlow
- Churchill
- Clutha
- Colorado
- Derwent
- Des Moines
- Dniester
- Don
- Donets
- East Asia
- east-southeast
- Ebro
- ESE
- Ethiopia
- Eurus
- Gaborone
- Ganges
- Germiston
- Godavari
- Gogra
- Guatemala City
- Han
- Hungnam
- Hyrcania
- Ida
- Ixtaccihuatl
- Jacksonville
- Japurá
- Jumna
- Karakoram
- Krishna