Southeast Asia

• South-East Asia, South East Asia

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Southeast Asia

2. A geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

   Synonyms: Nanyang, Southeastern Asia, Farther India

   • 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Malay is the lingua franca of several Southeast Asia countries and has been simplified by its use as a second language by non-native speakers.
     For example, the Malay plural is formed by repeating a word twice – buku means book and buku-buku means books.

• The nation of Bangladesh and the states of Northeast India may also be included in this group.

• Asia, Eurasia, Afro-Eurasia, World

• Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia, South Asia, West Asia

• Island Southeast Asia
• Southeast Asian

• SEA