Southeast Asian

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adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Southeast Asia (a region of indefinite boundaries usually thought of as including Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam and sometimes Singapore, Indonesia, and/or the Philippines) or its people

Southeast Asian

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noun

plural Southeast Asians

1

: a native or inhabitant of Southeast Asia

2

: a person of Southeast Asian descent

Examples of Southeast Asian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

AmCham Myanmar's allegations against Castillo center around his lobbying effort aimed at generating interest in doing business with the restive Southeast Asian nation. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Tran has spent three decades working across Southeast Asian cinema, with producing credits including Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories, The Third Wife and Glorious Ashes. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

There are no African or Southeast Asian countries reaching the benchmark today. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

The decade marked a golden age for music in the Southeast Asian nation, which even counted its king among its avid pop singers. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1898, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1943, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Southeast Asian

• athanasian
• abrasion
• caucasian
• equation
• eurasian
• evasion
• invasion
• occasion
• persuasion
• suasion