south-east adv : to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: southeast, sou'-east]southeast adj

1 coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes" [syn: southeasterly]

2 situated in or oriented toward the southeast [syn: southeastern, southeasterly]

1 the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees [syn: sou'-east, SE]

2 the southeastern region of the United States [syn: southeastern United States] adv : to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: south-east, sou'-east]

English

Alternative forms

• south-east
• sou'-east

Noun

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

Translations

• Basque: egosortalde, egoekialde
• Bulgarian: югоизток (jugoiztok)
• Chinese: 东南 (dōng nán)
• Dutch: zuidoosten
• Esperanto: sudesto
• Estonian: kagu
• Finnish: kaakko
• French: sud-est
• Greek: νοτιονατολικά (notionatoliká)
• Indonesian: tenggara
• Interlingua: sud-est
• Japanese: 南東 (なんとう, nantō)
• Maltese: xlokk
• Norwegian: sørøst
• Persian: (jonoob-e-sharghi)
• Polish: półudnio-wschód
• Portuguese: sudeste
• Russian: юго-восток (jugo-vostók)
• Spanish: sureste
• Swedish: sydost, sydöst
• Telugu: ఆగ్నేయం (aagnEyaM)
• Turkish: güneydoğu

Adjective

southeast (US) or south-east (UK)

1. Towards the southeast (UK: south-east); southeastwards.
2. southeastern (UK: south-eastern), southeasternmost; occupying a position that is relatively southeast of another.

Translations

• Bulgarian: югоизточен (jugoiztočen)
• Dutch: zuidoost, zuidoostelijk
• Esperanto: sudesta
• French: sud-est, du sud-est
• Greek: νοτιονατολικός (notionatolikós)
• Interlingua: del sud-est
• Polish: półudniowo-wschodni
• Portuguese: sudeste & , do sudeste
• Russian: юго-восточный (jugo-vostóčnyj)
• Spanish: sudeste & , del sudeste
• Swedish: sydöstra (3)
• Telugu: ఆగ్నేయ (aagnEya)
• Turkish: güneydoğu

Southeast or south east is the ordinal direction halfway between south and east. It the opposite of northwest.

Southeast or South East can refer to:

• American South, a geographic region in the United States that contains the largest population of any region in the country
• Dong Nam Bo, literally Southeast Vietnam
• South East England, a geographical area
• Southeast Township in Indiana
• Southeast, New York, a town
• South East Queensland, a region of Queensland, Australia
• Southeast Region, Brazil, an official grouping of states for economic and statistical purposes
• Southeast Asia - a region of on the southeast of Asia continent. Southeast Asia comprises Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Laos, & Brunei.
• Southeast Sulawesi - a province in Indonesia.
• South East (Fujian) Motor Co., Ltd., commonly known as Soueast

Southeastern or South Eastern can refer to:

• Connex South Eastern, a former train operator in south-east England
• Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina
• South Eastern Railway (India), an Indian railway zone
• South Eastern Railway (UK), a former railway serving south-east England
• South Eastern Trains, a former train operator in south-east England
• Southeastern (train operating company), the current train operator for south-east England
• Southeastern, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated place
• Southeastern United States
• Southeastern University, a university in Washington, D.C.

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