southeast

Between two cardinals

Southeast is the direction midway between south and east, or a region lying in that direction: the southeast corner of the property, I grew up in the Southeast.

As an adjective or adverb, it describes location or movement toward that point: a southeast wind, Head southeast on the highway.

compass

bearing

Posture or orientation

navigation · orienteering · waypoint · cardinal · intercardinal · magnetic · declination · sextant · astrolabe · gyrocompass

AsiaRegion

ASEAN

Southeast Asian intergovernmental body

  • IndochinaSoutheast Asian peninsula region
  • MalaySoutheast Asian people
  • VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation

Thailand · Indonesia · Philippines · Cambodia · Laos · Myanmar · Malaysia · Singapore · Brunei · Timor-Leste

direction

diagonal

Slanting line or path

orientation · alignment · inclination · slant · vector · course · trending · drift · toward · away

USregion

Dixie

Nickname for Confederate states

Piedmont · Tidewater · Cajun · Gullah · Alabama · Georgia · Florida · Louisiana · Mississippi · Carolina

travel

tropical

Of hot, humid regions

tourism · adventure · expedition · backpacking · cruise · island-hopping · excursion · sightseeing · resort · beaches

Categories
Opposites
compass direction

southeastnorthwest

Intercardinal direction

north · west · northeast · southwest · north-northwest

Phrases
Family

southeastern, southeasterly, southeasterners, southeastward, southeaster, southeastwards

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G