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語源

From 中期英語 *southesterne, from 古期英語 sūþēasterne, equivalent to south +‎ eastern.

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形容詞

southeastern (comparative more southeastern, superlative most southeastern)

1. Of or pertaining to the southeast.

   Coordinate terms: eastern, northern, northeastern, northwestern, southern, southwestern, western

   The southeastern part of the country is the most affluent.

   • 1954, J. C. Olson, D. R. Shawe, L. C. Pray, W. N. Sharp, Rare-Earth Mineral Deposits of the Mountain Pass District, San Bernadino County, California, U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 261, page 22:

     Much of the southern half of the southeastern body is a mafic syenite, slightly more felsic than the shonkinite.

   • 2019 August 9, Dylan Miettinen, “Is that love in the air? Thousands of tarantulas to descend on southeast Colorado in search of mates”, in CNN‎:

     It’s the stuff of nightmares for some, but it’s simply summer in southeastern Colorado, where thousands – yes, thousands – of male tarantulas are making the trek to find a mate.

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