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

southeasternmost

sau̇th-ˈē-stərn-ˌmōst 

sau̇-ˈē-

adjective

Examples of southeastern in a Sentence

the southeastern corner of the state

Recent Examples on the Web

Two of those camps, at Rohwer and Jerome, were in southeastern Arkansas. —Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025

The Miles City Field Office oversees mineral withdrawals in over a quarter of Montana, including the coal-rich Powder River Basin and gas fields in eastern and southeastern Montana. —Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

Busch’s Fresh Food Market, which has 16 southeastern Michigan stores, has weekly sales that start on a Monday and run for two weeks, ending on a Sunday. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Its approach could usher tropical moisture into the Southwest across southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and southeastern California. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

southeast entry 2 + -ern (as in eastern)

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for southeastern

• northeastern
• eastern

Kids Definition

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