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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Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Firefighters halted the forward progress of the Happy Fire, a collection of small blazes burning Tuesday along a roadside southeast of Placerville, and evacuation orders affecting about 300 area residents had been downgraded to warnings.
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Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
View is to the southeast, with Black Diamond Pool in the right middle ground and the Firehole River in the background.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The museum is located on Bermondsey Street, in southeast London.
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Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
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Adverb
On Thursday, windows and doors at the formerly wide-open home, about 60 miles southeast of Columbus, had been boarded up.
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Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Firefighters halted the forward progress of the Happy Fire, a collection of small blazes burning Tuesday along a roadside southeast of Placerville, and evacuation orders affecting about 300 area residents had been downgraded to warnings.
—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Noun
The Grand Junction Fire Department says the fire sparked in the area near 7803 Reeder Mesa Road, southeast of Grand Junction.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
View is to the southeast, with Black Diamond Pool in the right middle ground and the Firehole River in the background.
—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Adjective
According to the Rye fire chief, an emergency fire evacuation has been declared for the Aspen Acres neighborhood in southeast Custer County.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The museum is located on Bermondsey Street, in southeast London.
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Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
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“Southeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeast. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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