southeastnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/us/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/written abbreviation SEB1 the direction that is between south and east:
We live in the southeast of the city.
the Southeast
an area of in the southeast of England, the US, or another country:
Most of the jobs and money are in the affluent counties of the Southeast.
More examples
- They moved to the southeast of England.
- Rain will be moving to the southeast later this afternoon.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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Towns & regions: named regions of countries
southeastadjective, adverb
uk/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/us/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/written abbreviation SEB1 in or towards the southeast:
Southeast Asia
The mountains are/lie southeast of the city.
They were moving southeast.
southeast wind
a wind that comes from the southeast
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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