adj
Meaning 1
In or toward the southeast
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Standard Lemma guide
southeastward
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adv
Meaning 2
Toward the southeast
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noun
Meaning 3
The southeast
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
toward the southeast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adverb
Meaning 5
in a southeastward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the river flows southeastward to the gulf
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: southeastwardly
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noun
Meaning 6
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: southeast, sou'-east, SE
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Broader terms: compass point, point
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English southeast Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southeastward From southeast + -ward.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: հարավարեւելյան (haravarewelyan) — towards the southeast
- Finnish: kaakkoon — towards the southeast
- Greek: νοτιοανατολικά (notioanatoliká) — towards the southeast
- Macedonian: југоисточно (jugoistočno) — towards the southeast
- Māori: ki te tonga-mā-rāwhiti — towards the southeast
- Portuguese: sudeste — towards the southeast
- Romanian: sudestic — towards the southeast
- Romanian: de sud-est — towards the southeast
- Russian: ю́го-восто́чный (júgo-vostóčnyj) — towards the southeast
- Spanish: al sudeste — towards the southeast
- Vietnamese: đông nam — towards the southeast
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