southeast

noun

a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city

the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point

the southeastern region of the United States

the compass point midway between south and east

adjective

situated in or oriented toward the southeast

coming from the southeast

adverb

to, toward, or in the southeast

Roots

sunthazsouth- · Germanic · south austra-east · Germanic · east

Synonyms for southeast

southeastwardn southeasternadj southeasterlyadj southeastwardlyadv northeastn northwestadv southwestadv northeasterlyadj southadv eastadj northwesterlyadj southwesterlyadj northadv easternmostadj easternadj southerlyadv easterlyadv southwesternadj southwardadv

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Where does southeast come from?

The word southeast breaks down into 2 roots of Germanic origin: south-, from Germanic sunthaz (“south”); and -east, from Germanic austra (“east”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.