Definitions for southeast
ˌsaʊθˈist; Naut. ˌsaʊ-south·east

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. southeast, sou'-east, southeastward, SEnoun

   the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

2. Southeast, southeastern United Statesnoun

   the southeastern region of the United States

3. southeastnoun

   the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point

4. southeastadjective

   a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city

5. southeasterly, southeastadjective

   coming from the southeast

   "southeasterly breezes"

6. southeast, southeastern, southeasterlyadverb

   situated in or oriented toward the southeast

7. southeast, south-east, sou'-eastadverb

   to, toward, or in the southeast

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. southeastnoun

   The direction of the cardinal compass point halfway between south and east, specifically 135°, abbreviated as SE.

2. southeastadjective

   Towards the southeast (UK: south-east); southeastwards.

3. southeastadjective

   southeastern (UK: south-eastern), southeasternmost; occupying a position that is relatively southeast of another.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Southeastnoun

   the point of the compass equally distant from the south and the east; the southeast part or region

2. Southeastadjective

   of or pertaining to the southeast; proceeding toward, or coming from, the southeast; as, a southeast course; a southeast wind

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1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • East
   • Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area

How to pronounce southeast?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of southeast in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of southeast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of southeast in a Sentence

1. Chaz French:

   We give a f--- about these kids in southeast who can't eat, we give a f--- about these kids in northeast who feel like this is the only place they will ever see. We give a f--- about the homeless people who are talented and didn't never have a way out.

2. Duncan Clark:

   Southeast Asia has a lot of overlap with China in terms of consumer habits, intra-regional trade and tastes, rocket in this case has managed to create a successful, multi-market player in a region which needs scale and breadth to be viable. This has obvious appeal to Alibaba.

3. Seiichi Fubasami:

   Southeast Asia and North America are our key targets for offshore wind, while Southeast Asia is our focus for hydroelectric.

4. Ian Storey:

   Cancelling them would have created an opportunity for Beijing to strengthen its strategic ties to Bangkok, and that is clearly something that is not in Washington's interests in the context of U.S.- China competition in Southeast Asia.

5. James Kavanagh:

   In the developing world, particularly Africa and South and Central America, and Southeast Asia there's a real need to be able to compare like-for-like across borders, so if you're looking at a piece of property or land for investment in Ghana then you can compare the same kind of principles in Botswana.

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