Southeast

English

Etymology

By proprialization from southeast.

Proper noun

the Southeast

1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

   Comeronyms: North, South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest

   2. (US) The southeastern region of the contiguous United States.

      Comeronyms: North, South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest

Related terms

• Deep South (overlaps substantially with the U.S.'s Southeast but is not synonymous)
• Southeastern (adjective)