southeastern

[sauth-eest-ern]

adjective

1. situated in, coming from, or proceeding toward the southeast.

2. Southeastern, of or relating to a region traditionally known as the Southeast in a country, continent, etc.

Example Sentences

Last fall, the state sued the southeastern Los Angeles County community alleging that Norwalk’s policy violated anti-discrimination, fair housing and numerous other state laws.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the most concrete example of this came in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which killed at least 250 people and wreaked havoc across the southeastern U.S. last September.

From Salon

It’s largely absent from the southeastern desert region and the Central Valley.

From Los Angeles Times

A heatwave has scorched swathes of southeastern Europe this week, prompting wildfires in Spain, Portugal, Greece, France and the Balkans.

From BBC

A Russian airstrike on a prison in a frontline region in southeastern Ukraine has killed 17 people and wounded 42 others, according to Ukrainian officials.

From BBC