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southeasternmost

southeasternmost

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The place or part that is farthest to the southeast in an area
  • adjective
  • /ˌsaʊθˈiːstərnmoʊst/
: más al sureste
  • Today, he is a middle school math teacher in St. Marys, Georgia, a sleepy little coastal town at the southeasternmost tip of Georgia.

Examples

  • In this context, lower density found in the Gulf of Sirte, the southeasternmost study area, could correspond to a mismatch between the earlier peak of spawning and the later sampling carried out in this zone (late July), compared with the other regions (between June and July).

    Academic text (2018)
  • In the southeasternmost corner of Brooklyn, on a lot past the South Shore Incinerator and a new shopping center with a Target store, stands a pair of three-story low-income apartment complexes, just finished, called the Fountains at Spring Creek.

  • Similarly, on the west coast of Florida, the yellowfin menhaden, the southeasternmost portion of the Gulf menhaden population, and their hybrids represent the "stock" for another menhaden bait fishery.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Similarly, on the west coast of Florida, the yellowfin menhaden, the southeasternmost portion of the Gulf menhaden population, and their hybrids represent the "stock" for another menhaden bait fishery.

Surface Forms

southeasternmost positive

Morphology

southeasternmost = southeastern (transparent) = southeast + ern + most

The word is formed from the directional adjective 'southeastern' plus the superlative element '-most', yielding 'farthest toward the southeast'.

Etymology

Southeasternmost combines south and east (giving southeast), adds -ern to mean 'in the direction of', and ends with most meaning 'farthest'. So it means the place that is 'farthest' toward the 'southeast'.