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south-eastern /saʊθˈiːst(ə)n /adjective1Situated in, directed towards, or facing the south-east: the south-eastern corner of Angola...- The palace is near the south-eastern section of the island.
- Although London should be placed in the south-eastern district, there are several circumstances which combine to give it a somewhat peculiar climate.
- Men had fought and experienced a wider world, and such experiences were now brought back to south-eastern villages and towns.
1.1(Of a wind) blowing from the south-east: the harsh southeastern wind that blows over Cape Town in the summertime...- The locals refer to this devastating south-eastern gale-force wind as 'The Cape Doctor', although there's little evidence of any healing occurring!
- The south-eastern cyclone moved eastward.
- In spring and summer, the humid and hot south-eastern foehn visits the wall of the prison.
2Living in, originating from, or characteristic of the south-east of a particular country or region: south-eastern native peoples...- The 55 genera of the south-eastern flora contain about 1,260 species.
- Northern-dominated government may have blunted the appeal of the development discourse among the majority of south-eastern voters.
- The inspiration of the 'Singapore Aunties' project comes from our eccentric and eclectic south-eastern colloquialism.
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