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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On a fall day in 2023, a juvenile Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross was lying listless in southeastern Brazil’s Santos Basin.
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Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Italy’s southeastern province of Puglia has over the last five years, been enormously successful in drawing international tourists—especially Americans—to its seaside cities and towns like Bari, Pulignano di Mare, Monopoli, Andria, Taranto and Gallipoli.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The Journal Sentinel has contacted Walgreens to see if other southeastern Wisconsin locations are expected to close but hasn't gotten a response.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Milton is the second storm to strike Florida in recent weeks, bringing new devastation to a state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which caused a swath of damage across the southeastern US.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
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Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Italy’s southeastern province of Puglia has over the last five years, been enormously successful in drawing international tourists—especially Americans—to its seaside cities and towns like Bari, Pulignano di Mare, Monopoli, Andria, Taranto and Gallipoli.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The Journal Sentinel has contacted Walgreens to see if other southeastern Wisconsin locations are expected to close but hasn't gotten a response.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Milton is the second storm to strike Florida in recent weeks, bringing new devastation to a state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which caused a swath of damage across the southeastern US.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 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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