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southeastern

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the southeast. Full definition →

Middle English *southesterne ← Old English sūþēasterne

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southeastern · adjective¹

Old English · inherited fromsūþēasterne
Middle English · inherited from*southesterne
English todaysoutheastern

From Middle English *southesterne, from Old English sūþēasterne, equivalent to south + eastern.

Southeastern · adjective²

By surface analysis, equally (1) Southeast + -ern or (2) a proprialization from southeastern.

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