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noun
1 (usually
the southeast)
the direction toward the point of the horizon midway between south and east, or the point on the horizon itself:a ship was coming in from the southeast the compass point corresponding to this.
2 (also the Southeast) the southeastern part of a country, region, or town:most “Mexican” foods in the southeast are actually Texan
adjective
[attributive] 1lying toward, near, or facing the southeast:a table stood in the southeast corner (of a wind) blowing from the southeast.
2of or denoting the southeastern part of a specified country, region, or town or its inhabitants:Southeast Asia
adverb
to or toward the southeast:turn southeast to return to your starting point
