southeastern
adjective
south·east·ern
| \ sau̇th-ˈē-stərn
, sau̇-ˈē-\
, sau̇-ˈē-\
Definition of southeastern
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated southeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the southeast
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Other Words from southeastern
southeasternmost
\ sau̇th-ˈē-stərn-ˌmōst
, sau̇-ˈē- \
adjective
, sau̇-ˈē- \
adjective
Examples of southeastern in a Sentence
the southeastern corner of the state
Recent Examples on the Web
Brazilians care about the environment, but the recent protests in southeastern cities like Sao Paulo were more about smoke, some of which had drifted thousands of miles, than global climate change. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Global economics play out in Brazil," 1 Sep. 2019 There is a community of Chaldeans in southeastern Michigan, where the Zakars are from. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "Review: 5 things to know about ‘Pray The Gay Away'," 24 Aug. 2019 Authorities have released the names of two men who were killed in a small plane crash in southeastern Michigan. — USA TODAY, "Rocket’s last blast, Alaska drought, million-dollar ham: News from around our 50 states," 23 Aug. 2019 About 20 miles away in Dora, a southeastern Walker County city, another resource is growing for people in need. — Ashley Remkus | [email protected], al, "'People here are dying’: Walker County is epicenter of Alabama’s opioid crisis," 29 July 2019 Her grandmother Nirmala Reddy wrote, printed and bound the orange pocket-size book of regional recipes from Andhra Pradesh, on India’s southeastern coast. — Tejal Rao, New York Times, "A Spicy, Crunchy Indian Fish Fry the Way Her Grandmother Liked It," 15 May 2018 The artwork, symbolizing the U.K.’s impending exit from the E.U., had become a tourist landmark in the southeastern port city of Dover, which connects the U.K. with mainland Europe. — Hillary Leung, Time, "Banksy's Brexit Mural Has Disappeared From the Side of a U.K. Building," 26 Aug. 2019 In Texas workers operate under a separate contract from the southeastern CWA members and have not yet begun negotiations over a new contract, according to a CWA spokesperson. — Dallas News, "Why 20,000 AT&T workers are on strike across the southeastern U.S.," 26 Aug. 2019 Henderson was charged with aggravated battery, but police in the southeastern New Mexico town on the Texas border said additional charges are expected. — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, "New Mexico house party shooting leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'southeastern.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for southeastern
southeastern
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of southeastern
: located in or toward the southeast
: of or relating to the southeast
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southeastern
adjective
south·east·ern
| \ sau̇th-ˈē-stərn
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Kids Definition of southeastern
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or like that of the Southeast
a southeastern city
2
: lying toward or coming from the southeast
southeastern New York
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