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Southeast
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English
+ <dab!>
Etymology
By proprialization from en southeast.
Proper noun
1
Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
en North South East West Northeast Northwest Southwest
en Q1139046 en US The southeastern region of the contiguous United States.
en North<id:Q1357541> South<id:Q49042> East<id:Q1189650> West<id:Q12612> Northeast<id:Q24460> Northwest<id:Q944857> Southwest<id:Q858847>
Proper noun
Other places in the United States without "the":
en twp co/Orange County s/Indiana.
en neighbourhood city/Saint Paul s/Minnesota
en town co/Putnam County s/New York.
en neighbourhood city/Eugene s/Oregon.
en The south-eastern quadrant in <<city/Washington, D.C.>> TopoZone: Southeast, Washington, D.C.
Related terms
en Deep South<qq:overlaps substantially with the U.S.'s Southeast but is not synonymous> Southeastern<pos:adj>
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