southeastern

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective situated in or oriented toward the southeast
adjective of a region of the United States generally including Alabama; Georgia; Florida; Tennessee; South Carolina; North Carolina

From Middle English *southesterne, from Old English sūþēasterne, equivalent to south + eastern.

The Madras, the southeastern part, with most of the peninsula. — Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East, Oliver Optic
A round tower at the southeastern angle still looks very solid and undisturbed. — Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts, Rosalind Northcote
When a man from Juneau speaks of Alaska he means the southeastern coast. — Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled: A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska, Hudson Stuck

southeast, southeasterly

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