1
a
: the general direction between south and east
b
: the point midway between the south and east compass points
2
capitalized
: regions or countries lying to the southeast of a specified or implied point of orientation
1
: coming from the southeast
a southeast wind
2
: situated toward or at the southeast
the southeast corner
Examples of southeast in a Sentence
Adverb
It's a few miles southeast of here.
Noun
A mountain range is in the southeast of the country.
Rain is moving into the Southeast.
He grew up in the Southeast.
Adjective
My office is in the southeast corner of the building.
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Investigators believe the Palisades fire ignited around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 near a popular hiking trail just southeast of Palisades Drive.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Casten represents the Illinois 6th District, which stretches from west suburban Lombard southeast to Tinley Park, taking in Chicago’s Beverly and Mount Greenwood neighborhoods and areas near Midway.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
Clearly, there's something out of the ordinary going on in the Eastern Range, which extends over much of the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, east, and northeast of Cape Canaveral.
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Adverb
The Shandong was last deployed from late March to early April, when it was spotted in the waters southeast of Taiwan and northeast of the Philippines during large-scale Chinese drills around Taiwan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Investigators believe the Palisades fire ignited around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 near a popular hiking trail just southeast of Palisades Drive.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
Unable to cross into Fond Parisien to get to the capital, truck drivers are detouring through the narrow ridges of the southeast’s Chaîne de La Selle, Haiti’s highest mountain.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Casten represents the Illinois 6th District, which stretches from west suburban Lombard southeast to Tinley Park, taking in Chicago’s Beverly and Mount Greenwood neighborhoods and areas near Midway.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Hoffman, who fire officials described as a vibrant individual who loved life and serving his community, joined the Kansas City Fire Department in 2022 and was stationed at Station 42 in southeast Kansas City.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
Clearly, there's something out of the ordinary going on in the Eastern Range, which extends over much of the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, east, and northeast of Cape Canaveral.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Southeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeast. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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southeast
1 of 3 adverb
south·east
sau̇-ˈthēst 
nautical sau̇-ˈēst
: to or toward the southeast
southeast
2 of 3 noun1
: the direction between south and east
2
capitalized
: regions or countries southeast of a point that is mentioned or understood
southeast
3 of 3 adjective1
: situated toward or at the southeast
the southeast corner
2
: coming from the southeast
a southeast wind
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