how to pronounce southeast

/ˌsaʊˈθiːst/

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southeast is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of southeast in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in the south and southeast of the u.s …”

meanings of southeast

adjective:

Southeastern, southeasternmost; occupying a position that is relatively southeast of another.
From the southeast, southeasterly.
Towards the southeast; southeastwards.

noun:

The direction of the cardinal compass point halfway between south and east, specifically 135°, abbreviated as SE.

southeast frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word southeast occurs in english on average 5.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics southeast can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that southeast can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;