Southeast Asian

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adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Southeast Asia (a region of indefinite boundaries usually thought of as including Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam and sometimes Singapore, Indonesia, and/or the Philippines) or its people

Southeast Asian

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noun

plural Southeast Asians

1

: a native or inhabitant of Southeast Asia

2

: a person of Southeast Asian descent

Examples of Southeast Asian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Mockingbird works to push Vietnamese and Southeast Asian films into markets outside their home territories. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Later in the discussion, the show also briefly touched on its Southeast Asian and LGBTQ+ representation. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Some Southeast Asian countries are trying to leverage their strengths to capture more of the value chain. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Mallica Kumbera Landrus, the Ashmolean’s curator of Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian art, expressed excitement over the chance to assemble a trove of Bangladeshi art. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1898, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1943, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Southeast Asian

• athanasian
• abrasion
• caucasian
• equation
• eurasian
• evasion
• invasion
• occasion
• persuasion
• suasion