southeast
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British/sawˈθɪjst/
southeast noun: the intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
Noun
southeast (plural southeasts)
- The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
- Antonyms:
- northwest
Adjective
southeast (not generally comparable, comparative more southeast, superlative most southeast)
- Of, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern.
- The first rocket exploded on the southeast camp fire perimeter, and the second dropped in to the northwest, a few hundred meters from the center of the workforce complex.2014, Robert Barr, For the Love of Flight, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 61
- On the north side of town, there’s a golf course Colstrip residents can use for free. Castle Rock Lake, just west of town, attracts residents from across southeast Montana.2020 February 20, Amanda Garant, “Colstrip, Montana: Family Town, First. Company Town, Second.”, in Eastern Montana Land & Home, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2020
- Situated toward or in the direction of the southeast; southeastward; southeasterly.
- A southeast course.
- Coming from the southeast; southeasterly.
- A southeast wind.
Adverb
southeast (not generally comparable, comparative further southeast or farther southeast, superlative furthest southeast or farthest southeast)
- Towards or in the direction of the southeast; southeastwards.
- We are travelling southeast at the moment.
- Valencia is southeast of Madrid.
Proper noun capitalized: Southeast
the Southeast
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- The southeastern region of the contiguous United States.
southeast meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
southeast in Hindi
- compass point
- दक्षिणपूर्व dakṣiṇpūrv
southeast in Tamil
- compass point
- தென்கிழக்கு teṉkiḻakku
southeast in Marathi
- दक्षिणपूर्व
southeast in Bengali
- the southeast
- অগ্নিকোণ ognikōn
More languagesFewer languages
- southeast in Telugu
- ఆగ్నేయం āgnēyaṁ
- southeast in Malayalam
- തെക്കുകിഴക്ക് tekkukiḻakkŭ
- southeast in Kannada
- ಆಗ್ನೇಯ, ತೆಂಕುವೂಡಣ, ಮೂಡುದೆಂಕಣ, ಕೊಂಗಣ
- southeast in Sanskrit
- आग्नेय āgneya
- southeast in Malay
- tenggara
- southeast in Indonesian
- tenggara
- southeast in Persian
- جنوب شرقی jonub-e šarqi
- southeast in Thai
- ตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâai, อาคเนย์ aa-ká-nee
- southeast in Vietnamese
- phía đông nam, hướng đông nam, đông nam
- southeast in Myanmar
- အရှေ့တောင် a.hre.taung
Examples of southeast in a sentence
- Among them, South Rock is the highest, lying on the southeast extremity of the island.
- "This new passenger line will have the same effect on southeast Northumberland.
- The remaining German ships make a hard turn southeast, and drive headlong at the Grand Fleet.
Antonyms of southeast
Forms of southeast
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | southeasts |
| alternative UK | south-east |
| alternative form | sou'-east |
| alternative abbreviation | SE |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more southeast |
| superlative | most southeast |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | further southeast |
| comparative | farther southeast |
| superlative | furthest southeast |
| superlative | farthest southeast |
Origin of southeast
From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east.
By proprialization from southeast.
Words formed from southeast
- southeastbound
- southeaster
- southeastmost
- southeastwards
- south-southwest
- south-southwesterly
- south-southwestern
- south-southwestwards
- southwest by south
- southwest by west
- southwesterly
- southwestern
- southwestwards
- west-southwest
- west-southwesterly
- west-southwestern
- west-southwestwards
- Southeast Asia
- Southeast Europe
- Southeast Fairbanks
- Southeast Iceland
- Southeast Region
- Southeast Sulawesi
Phrases with southeast
Questions about southeast
- What does southeast mean?
- Southeast means the intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
- What is southeast in Hindi?
- Southeast in Hindi is दक्षिणपूर्व (dakṣiṇpūrv). See Southeast meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is southeast?
- Southeast can be a noun, an adjective, an adverb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce southeast?
- Southeast is pronounced /sawˈθɪjst/ (British).
- What is the plural of southeast?
- The plural of southeast is southeasts.
Words near southeast in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: southeast (page history and authors); Southeast (page history and authors); southeast (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); অগ্নিকোণ (Bengali) (page history and authors); southeast (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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