southeast
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- noun
- /ˌsaʊθˈiːst/
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sureste
- The hurricane entered Puerto Rico on the southeast coast at about 4 p.m.
- southeast wind
- northwest to southeast
- lie to the southeast
It's about an hour southeast of here and it's called King Richard's Antique Mall.
- It's about an hour southeast of here and it's called King Richard's Antique Mall.
- I live in the Piedmont of North Carolina, about two hours southeast of the Blue Ridge Mountains and about the same distance northwest of the Atlantic Ocean.
- I'm trying to decide what direction that is southeast of the house.
- We're S southeast of Australia and below us is South Pole.
Examples
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There will be many possibilities for joint U.S.-Japanese projects in the southeast, especially in energy efficiency and infrastructure.
Academic text (1996) -
I need to find a wood to the southeast.
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It's on the corner lot at the southeast end.
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It's coming in off the ocean from the southeast.
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Is the southeast entrance secure?
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Immediately to the southeast was a complex of structures that may have been a royal palace.
Academic text (2004) -
I have an amazing facility in Southeast LA and it's a gorgeous kitchen facility.
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The area is bordered by Syria and Iraq in the south and southeast.
Academic text (2013) -
Two million pesos would fund the project to connect Havana to Gines, located to the southeast.
Academic text (2013) -
The city lies to the southeast of the river.
Synonyms
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The direction between south and east on a compass, at 135 degrees
A point on a compass between south and east
The compass point between south and east at 135 degrees
In the direction between south and east
Antonyms
Compounds
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A part of Asia south of China and east of India, including countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia
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The direction halfway between east and southeast, about 112.5 degrees from north
A group of Southeast Asian countries that work together on trade, politics, and security
A compass direction that is a little east of southeast at about 124 degrees from north
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Southeast comes from joining the simple words south and east, so it literally means 'between south and east' on a compass. That's why southeast names the direction halfway between south and east.