Definitions for southeast asia
south·east asi·a

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1. Southeast Asianoun

   a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore

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1. Southeast Asianoun

   A subregion of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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1. Southeast Asia

   Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north-west of mainland Australia. Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and the Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and the Indian Ocean. Apart from the British Indian Ocean Territory and two out of 26 atolls of Maldives in South Asia, Maritime Southeast Asia is the only other subregion of Asia that lies partly within the Southern Hemisphere. Mainland Southeast Asia is completely in the Northern Hemisphere. East Timor and the southern portion of Indonesia are the only parts that are south of the Equator. The region lies near the intersection of geological plates, with both heavy seismic and volcanic activities. The Sunda Plate is the main plate of the region, featuring almost all Southeast Asian countries except Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos, northern Vietnam, and northern Luzon of the Philippines. The mountain ranges in Myanmar, Thailand, and Peninsular Malaysia are part of the Alpide belt, while the islands of the Philippines are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Both seismic belts meet in Indonesia, causing the region to have relatively high occurrences of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, particularly in the Philippines and Indonesia.It covers about 4,500,000 km2 (1,700,000 sq mi), which is 10.5% of Asia or 3% of Earth's total land area. Its total population is more than 675 million, about 8.5% of the world's population. It is the third most populous geographical region in Asia after South Asia and East Asia. The region is culturally and ethnically diverse, with hundreds of languages spoken by different ethnic groups. Ten countries in the region are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a regional organization established for economic, political, military, educational, and cultural integration amongst its members.Southeast Asia was home to one of the few regions across Eurasia that did not get subsumed by the Mongol Empire. However, most modern Southeast Asian countries were also previously European colonial states, with the only exception being Siam (Thailand nowadays). European colonization stole natural resources and exploited labour from the lands they conquered, and proposed to enforce European religions on the region. Subsequent to this history, several Southeast Asian countries were also subsumed under the Imperial Japanese Empire, which perpetrated numerous war crimes, with estimates that between 1937 and 1945, the Japanese military murdered from nearly three to over ten million people, most likely six million Chinese, Indians, Koreans, Malaysians, Indonesians, Filipinos and Indochinese, among others.Today, Southeast Asia is predominantly governed by independent states. Vietnam and Laos are some of the only countries in the world left that continue to follow the socialist and communist model.

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1. Southeast Asia

   Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activity. Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions: Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as Indochina, comprising Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia, and Maritime Southeast Asia, comprising Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines, Christmas Island, and Singapore. The major religions are Islam and Buddhism, followed by Christianity. However, a wide variety of religions are found throughout the region, including many Hindu and animist-influenced practices.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of southeast asia in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of southeast asia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of southeast asia in a Sentence

1. Michael Auslin:

   They're probably fairly well insulated from criticism, as the Bruneians are living better than almost anyone else in Southeast Asia, here you're talking about oil wealth that has been spread throughout society, the majority are benefiting.

2. Commissioner Emmanuel Dooc:

   We are aiming to at least achieve the penetration rate of Southeast Asia within the next three to four years.

3. Abhishek Rimal:

   It's very important that the high-income countries share doses of the vaccine as soon as possible to Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian countries so we can come out of the pandemic and go forward with normal life, this is one of the most fundamental answers we have.

4. Jeremy Douglas for advice:

   The symbiotic relationship between the chemical and synthetic drug businesses here in Southeast Asia is undeniable, the surge of meth took a surge of chemicals.

5. Bundit Sirithunyhong:

   I think they are not just investing in real estate, but starting to use Thailand as a base for business in Southeast Asia, here they can stay and work as their second homes. It's a step further in business expansion.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=southeast asia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=southeast asia