southeastern
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southeastern¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English *southesterne, from Old English sūþēasterne, equivalent to south + eastern.
adjective more southeastern · most southeastern · south-eastern
- Of or pertaining to the southeast. The southeastern part of the country is the most affluent.
Southeastern²
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, equally (1) Southeast + -ern or (2) a proprialization from southeastern.
adjective
- Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- Of or relating to the southeastern region of the contiguous United States. Some of these Southeastern rainstorms are shocking to folks who didn't grow up here.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eastern, southeasterly, southeast, south, south-eastern, southern, southwestern, south-western, south-east, northeastern, south-west, northeast, southwest, east, see, southeastward
Translations
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adj southeastern
| Español | del sudeste, al sureste, sudoriental, suroriental, sudestal, surestal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동남의 dongnam-ui, 남동의 namdong-ui |
| 日本語 | 東南の tōnan no, 南東の nantō no |
| 中文 | 東南的 /东南的 dōngnán de |
| हिन्दी | दक्षिणपूर्वी dakṣiṇpūrvī |
| Português | do sudeste |
| Français | sud-oriental |
| Deutsch | südöstlich |
| Italiano | sudorientale |
| Ελληνικά | νοτιοανατολικός notioanatolikós |
| Русский | ю́го-восто́чный júgo-vostóčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đông nam |
Talk about this word "southeastern." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/southeastern. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. southeastern. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/southeastern "southeastern." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/southeastern.Cite this
@misc{southeastern_2026,
title = {southeastern},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southeastern},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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