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southeast

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south·east  (south-st, sou-st)
n.
1. Abbr. SE The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due south and due east, or 135° east of due north.
2. An area or region lying in the southeast.
3. Southeast A region of the southeast United States generally including Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.
adj.
1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the southeast.
2. Originating in or coming from the southeast: a southeast wind.
adv.
In, from, or toward the southeast.

south·eastern adj.

southeast [ˌsaʊθˈiːst (Nautical) ˌsaʊˈiːst]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and east, 135° clockwise from north
adj also southeastern
1. (sometimes capital) of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, area, etc.
2. situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the southeast
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (esp of the wind) from the southeast
adv
in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the southeast Symbol SE
southeasternmost  adj

Southeast [ˌsaʊθˈiːst]
n
(Placename) (usually preceded by the) the southeastern part of Britain, esp the London area
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.southeastsoutheast - the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
2.southeastSoutheast - the southeastern region of the United States
eastern United States, East - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
3.southeast - the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point
direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
4.southeast - a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city
location - a point or extent in space
Adj.1.southeast - coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes"
south - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"
2.southeast - situated in or oriented toward the southeast
south - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"
Adv.1.southeast - to, toward, or in the southeast
Translations
southeast [ˈsaʊθˈiːst]
A. Nsudeste m, sureste m
B. ADJ [point, direction] → sudeste, sureste; [wind] → del sudeste, del sureste
C. ADV (= southeastward) → hacia el sudeste or sureste; (= in the southeast) → al sudeste or sureste, en el sudeste or sureste
D. CPD Southeast Asia Nel sudeste de Asia, el sudeste asiático

southeast جنوب شرقي jihovýchod sydøst Südosten νοτιοανατολικά sudeste kaakko sud-est jugoistok sud-est 南東 남동쪽 zuidoosten sørøst południowo-wschodni sudeste юго-восток sydost ตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ güneydoğu hướng đông nam 东南


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Hundreds of peasants, among them the Bogucharovo folk, suddenly began selling their cattle and moving in whole families toward the southeast.
It is sixty miles in width, and extends far to the southeast between parallel ridges of mountains, which bound it on the east and west.
The Belgian did not have long to wait, for the following day his emissary returned with word that Tarzan and a party of fifty Waziri warriors had set out toward the southeast early in the morning.
 
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