26984 words

southeast

6 definitions • 8 examples
1
the direction that is between south and east:

Examples:

We live in the southeast of the city.
2
an area of in the southeast of England, the US, or another country:

Examples:

Most of the jobs and money are in the affluent counties of the Southeast.
3
in or towards the southeast:

Examples:

Southeast Asia
The mountains are/lie southeast of the city.
They were moving southeast.
4
a wind that comes from the southeast
5
the direction between south and east, or the part of an area or country in this direction:

Examples:

The house faces northwest, so southeast is behind us.
6
in, forming, or toward the southeast part of something:

Examples:

She lives on the southeast side of town.
They drove southeast.

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