southeastern

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Also spelled south-eastern

US /ˌsaʊθˈistɚn/ UK /ˌsaʊθˈiːstən/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of, in, or toward the southeast

    The drought mainly affected the southeastern part of the country.

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Synonyms
1 adj · of, in, or toward the... southeasterly
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms southeasterner

Etymology

From southeast + -ern (as in eastern, western), a directional adjective suffix; southeast combines Old English sūþ ('south') and ēast ('east').

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