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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In April this year, 11 people — including two children — died when a bus flipped on its side in the southeastern corner of the country.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
In southeastern Wisconsin, Oak Creek and Ozaukee County report 45%; Lake Geneva, Madison and Milwaukee, 40%.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Nihi representatives meet guests at baggage claim, and a driver takes them on the hour-and-a-half to two-hour drive to the resort on the island’s southeastern coast.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
City officials say the new method will be used for large and complex upcoming projects like the Hodges Dam replacement, convention center expansion and new drainage channels in parts of southeastern San Diego that flooded in January 2024.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
In southeastern Wisconsin, Oak Creek and Ozaukee County report 45%; Lake Geneva, Madison and Milwaukee, 40%.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Nihi representatives meet guests at baggage claim, and a driver takes them on the hour-and-a-half to two-hour drive to the resort on the island’s southeastern coast.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
City officials say the new method will be used for large and complex upcoming projects like the Hodges Dam replacement, convention center expansion and new drainage channels in parts of southeastern San Diego that flooded in January 2024.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Southeastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeastern. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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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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