southeastern
adjective
south·east·ern
sau̇th-ˈē-stərn 
sau̇-ˈē-
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated southeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the southeast
Examples of southeastern in a Sentence
the southeastern corner of the state
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The best chances for heavy rainfall will occur over east central and southeastern Kansas into west-central Missouri, the weather service said.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
On Friday, the severe weather threat shifts slightly east to much of central and southeastern Texas and into the Lower Mississippi Valley.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 May 2024
Hours before the Sunday strike, a barrage of eight long range rockets were launched from southeastern Rafah toward central Israel for the first time since January.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 28 May 2024
Avaldsnes is a village on an island off Norway’s southeastern coast and a roughly 300-mile drive west from Oslo.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
On Friday, the severe weather threat shifts slightly east to much of central and southeastern Texas and into the Lower Mississippi Valley.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 May 2024
Hours before the Sunday strike, a barrage of eight long range rockets were launched from southeastern Rafah toward central Israel for the first time since January.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 28 May 2024
Avaldsnes is a village on an island off Norway’s southeastern coast and a roughly 300-mile drive west from Oslo.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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“Southeastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeastern. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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southeastern
adjective
south·east·ern
sau̇-ˈthē-stərn
sau̇-ˈē-
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Southeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the southeast
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