1
a
: the general direction between south and east
b
: the point midway between the south and east compass points
2
Southeast
: 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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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
The likely debris field is about 10 miles northeast of Sandwich harbor, 17 miles southeast of Plymouth and 15 miles southwest of Provincetown.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 1 June 2026
John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2026
In Colorado, officials recently allowed a period of unlimited fishing on the Antero Reservoir on the South Platte River in the central part of the state and approved another to start Monday on the Nee Noshe Reservoir to the southeast.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Meetings on the southeast and southwest edges of Fort Worth have been filled with residents expressing concerns about the environmental and health impacts of data center projects, as leaders in nearby cities struggle to get a seat at the table with developers.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
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Adverb
The maritime authority that monitors shipping in the region, the UKMTO, had earlier said a vessel had been struck in the Persian Gulf, about 40 nautical miles southeast of the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
The likely debris field is about 10 miles northeast of Sandwich harbor, 17 miles southeast of Plymouth and 15 miles southwest of Provincetown.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Noun
Origami Sake's rice comes from Isbell Farms, a family farm going back five generations located in England in Lonoke County, southeast of Little Rock.
—John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2026
In Colorado, officials recently allowed a period of unlimited fishing on the Antero Reservoir on the South Platte River in the central part of the state and approved another to start Monday on the Nee Noshe Reservoir to the southeast.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Adjective
The hotel has put conservation at its core, visible in a shimmering field of floating solar panels, which I am told is one of the largest arrays in southeast Asia.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Meetings on the southeast and southwest edges of Fort Worth have been filled with residents expressing concerns about the environmental and health impacts of data center projects, as leaders in nearby cities struggle to get a seat at the table with developers.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
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Cite this Entry
“Southeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeast. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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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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