Southeastern
English
Etymology
By surface analysis, equally (1) Southeast + -ern or (2) a proprialization from southeastern.
Adjective
Southeastern (not comparable)
- Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- Coordinate terms: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Northeastern, Northwestern, Southwestern
- (US) Of or relating to the southeastern region of the contiguous United States.
- Coordinate terms: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Northeastern, Northwestern, Southwestern
- Some of these Southeastern rainstorms are shocking to folks who didn't grow up here.
Related terms
- Deep South (overlaps substantially with the U.S.'s Southeast but is not synonymous)