What does Southeast mean?
Definitions for Southeast
ˌsaʊθˈist; Naut. ˌsaʊ-south·east
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Southeast.
Princeton's WordNet
southeast, sou'-east, southeastward, SEnoun
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
Southeast, southeastern United Statesnoun
the southeastern region of the United States
southeastnoun
the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point
southeastadjective
a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city
southeasterly, southeastadjective
coming from the southeast
"southeasterly breezes"
southeast, southeastern, southeasterlyadverb
situated in or oriented toward the southeast
southeast, south-east, sou'-eastadverb
to, toward, or in the southeast
Wiktionary
southeastnoun
The direction of the cardinal compass point halfway between south and east, specifically 135°, abbreviated as SE.
southeastadjective
Towards the southeast (UK: south-east); southeastwards.
southeastadjective
southeastern (UK: south-eastern), southeasternmost; occupying a position that is relatively southeast of another.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Southeastnoun
The point between the East and South; the point of Winter sunrise.
Etymology: South and East.
The planting of trees warm upon a wall against the South, or Southeast sun, doth hasten their ripening; and the Southeast is found better than the Southwest. Francis Bacon.
The three seas of Italy, the Inferiour towards the Southeast, the Ionian towards the South, and the Adriatick on the Northeast side, were commanded by three different nations. Arbuth.
ChatGPT
southeast
Southeast is a cardinal direction that falls approximately halfway between South and East. It is opposite to the northwest and is often used in navigation, meteorology, geography, or simply to describe a specific location or direction.
Webster Dictionary
Southeastnoun
the point of the compass equally distant from the south and the east; the southeast part or region
Southeastadjective
of or pertaining to the southeast; proceeding toward, or coming from, the southeast; as, a southeast course; a southeast wind
Wikidata
Southeast
Southeast is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 18,404 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southeast part of the county. Interstate 84, Interstate 684, U.S. Route 202, and US Route 6 pass through the town.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Southeast in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Southeast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Southeast in a Sentence
To expand the reach of these alliances, we are embarking on unprecedented trilateral cooperation, in some cases this cooperation directly benefits our work on maritime security. For example, we're cooperating trilaterally with Japan and Australia to strengthen maritime security in Southeast Asia and explore defense technology cooperation.
What I saw were several houses that had collapsed, and some cars down there, it was absolutely awful to watch. Everything was on top of each other, it was difficult to see what was what. Everything had just collapsed into a huge mass. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Ask, which has a population of about 5,000, is 12 miles southeast of Norways capital, Oslo.
We have no time for this kind of hate in Southeast Texas. Our candidates and their volunteers are public servants and we are thankful to their sacrifice. The most powerful protest is a vote, not a gunshot. We are thankful Zena Stephens and Zena Stephens team are safe.
As their capabilities in the maritime space expand, it means the range and lethality of (Southeast Asian) strike forces will also increase, if there is a confrontation and it escalates, there is a potential for a more lethal conflict.
What we’ve seen across the world — in Mexico and Southeast Asia and China — is that ‘treatment centers’ that are mandated can effectively turn into internment camps.
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- паўднёва-ўсхо́дні, паўднёвы ўсходBelarusian
- югои́зтокBulgarian
- sud-estCatalan, Valencian
- jihovýchod, jihovýchodníCzech
- sydøstDanish
- SüdostenGerman
- νοτιοανατολικός, νοτιοανατολικάGreek
- sudoriento, sudeostoEsperanto
- sudeste, suresteSpanish
- kaguEstonian
- egosortalde, egoekialdeBasque
- جنوب شرقیPersian
- kaakkoFinnish
- landsynningurFaroese
- sud-estFrench
- suesteGalician
- délkeletHungarian
- հարավ-արևելք, հարավարևելյանArmenian
- sud-estInterlingua
- tenggaraIndonesian
- sud estItalian
- たつみ, 東南, 南東Japanese
- អាគ្នេយ៍Khmer
- 남동, 南東Korean
- ບຸບພະທັກຂິນ, ອາຄະເນLao
- југоисточно, југоисточен, југоисточна, југои́стокMacedonian
- തെക്കുകിഴക്കൻ, തെക്കുകിഴക്ക്Malayalam
- зүүн өмнөд зүгийнMongolian
- tenggaraMalay
- xlokkMaltese
- အရှေ့တောင်Burmese
- sørøstNorwegian
- zuidoostenDutch
- søraustNorwegian Nynorsk
- shádiʼááh dóó haʼaʼaahNavajo, Navaho
- południowo-wschodni, [[południowy]] [[wschód]]Polish
- sudeste, [[do]] [[sudeste]]Portuguese
- sidostRomansh
- de sud-est, sudesticRomanian
- юго-восточный, зюйд-ост, ю́го-восто́кRussian
- југоисток, jugoistokSerbo-Croatian
- juhovýchodSlovak
- jugovzhodSlovene
- sydöstSwedish
- ఆగ్నేయంTelugu
- ตะวันออกเฉียงใต้Thai
- güneydoğuTurkish
- півде́нний східUkrainian
- phía đông namVietnamese
- 东南Chinese
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