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Southwest vs Southeastern - What's the difference?

southwest | southeastern |

As adjectives the difference between southwest and southeastern

is that southwest is of or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern while southeastern is of or pertaining to the southeast .

As a noun southwest

is the compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225°, abbreviated as sw.

southwest

English

Alternative forms

* south-west * sou'-west

Noun

(-)
  • The compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225°, abbreviated as SW.
  • *
  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest , a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

    • Derived terms

    * southwest by south * southwest by west

    Coordinate terms

    * (compass point) northeast, northwest, southeast

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
  • Towards the southwest, southwestwards, southwestern.
  • From the southwest, southwesterly

    • southeastern

    English

    Alternative forms

    *south-eastern

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the southeast .
    • The southeastern part of the country is the most affluent.