Dictionary

southeast en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sawˈθɪjst/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Of, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern.
   • On the north side of town, there’s a golf course Colstrip residents can use for free. Castle Rock Lake, just west of town, attracts residents from across southeast Montana. 2020 February 20, Amanda Garant, “Colstrip, Montana: Family Town, First. Company Town, Second.”, in Eastern Montana Land & Home, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2020:
   • The first rocket exploded on the southeast camp fire perimeter, and the second dropped in to the northwest, a few hundred meters from the center of the workforce complex. 2014, Robert Barr, For the Love of Flight, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 61:
2. (not-comparable, usually) Situated toward or in the direction of the southeast; southeastward; southeasterly.
   • A southeast course.
3. (not-comparable, usually) Coming from the southeast; southeasterly.
   • A southeast wind.

Forms

Deriveds

Southeast Fairbanks · Southeast Iceland · Southeast Asia · Southeast Europe · Southeast Region · Southeast Sulawesi

southeast en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /sawˈθɪjst/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Towards or in the direction of the southeast; southeastwards.
   • Valencia is southeast of Madrid.
   • We are travelling southeast at the moment.

Forms

southeast en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sawˈθɪjst/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east.

Meanings

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

Forms

Antonyms

northwest

Deriveds

southeastmost · west-southwest · southeaster · southeastwards · southeastbound · southwestwards · south-southwest · south-southwestwards · southwestern · southwest by south · southwest by west · southwesterly · west-southwestwards · south-southwestern · west-southwesterly · west-southwestern · south-southwesterly

Translations (95)

sh југоисток (compass point) · sv sydöst (compass point) · mad tèmor lao' (compass point) · es sudeste (compass point) · mi tonga-mā-rāwhiti (compass point) · ca sud-est (compass point) · fr sud-est (compass point) · mnw အနဲ (compass point) · hi दक्षिणपूर्व (compass point) · it sudest (compass point) · be паўднёвы ўсход (compass point) · et kagu (compass point) · ja 辰巳 (compass point) · cs jihovýchod (compass point) · sh jugoistok (compass point) · bbc anggoni (compass point) · th ตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ (compass point) · is landsuður (compass point) · rsk юговосток (compass point) · cy de-ddwyrain (compass point) · es sudoriente (compass point) · io sud-esto (compass point) · eu hego-sortalde (compass point) · eu hego-ekialde (compass point) · ast sueste (compass point) · btx aguni (compass point) · cmn 東南 /东南 (compass point) · non landsuðr (compass point) · sa आग्नेय (compass point) · sw kusini-mashariki (compass point) · ja 南東 (compass point) · bcl habagatan-sirangan (compass point) · ro sud-est (compass point) · rm sidost (compass point) · tr güneydoğu (compass point) · ja 東南 (compass point) · lo ອາຄະເນ (compass point) · bg югои́зток (compass point) · nv shádiʼááh dóó haʼaʼaah (compass point) · id tenggara (compass point) · pl południowy wschód (compass point) · ast sureste (compass point) · mel wab daya (compass point) · mk југои́сток (compass point) · izh itälounat (compass point) · lv dienvidaustrumi (compass point) · fi kaakko (compass point) · da sydøst (compass point) · mel wab tarak (compass point) · lo ບຸບພະທັກຂິນ (compass point) · hu délkelet (compass point) · mt xlokk (compass point) · ka სამხრეთ-აღმოსავლეთი (compass point) · ru ю́го-восто́к (compass point) · eo sudoriento (compass point) · ja 巽 (compass point) · mn зүүн өмнөд зүгийн (compass point) · vi hướng đông nam (compass point) · es suroriente (compass point) · izh kakko (compass point) · sl jugovzhod (compass point) · fo landsynningur (compass point) · ml തെക്കുകിഴക്ക് (compass point) · ta தென்கிழக்கு (compass point) · gl sueste (compass point) · ko 남동 (compass point) · lt pietryčių (compass point) · fa جنوب شرقی (compass point) · jv byabya (compass point) · te ఆగ్నేయం (compass point) · jv kidul wétan (compass point) · nb sørøst (compass point) · th อาคเนย์ (compass point) · hy հարավ-արևելք (compass point) · nn søraust (compass point) · km អាគ្នេយ៍ (compass point) · my အရှေ့တောင် (compass point) · es sueste (compass point) · ru зюйд-о́ст (compass point) · ia sud-est (compass point) · nl zuidoosten (compass point) · ko 동남 (compass point) · ms tenggara (compass point) · is suðaustur (compass point) · uk півде́нний схід (compass point) · eo sudeosto (compass point) · vi đông nam (compass point) · vi phía đông nam (compass point) · sk juhovýchod (compass point) · sv sydost (compass point) · de Südosten (compass point) · es sureste (compass point) · pt sudeste (compass point) · el νοτιοανατολικά (compass point) · uk зюйд-о́ст (compass point)