ESEabbr. east-southeastAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ESE symbol for (Navigation) east-southeast Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ESE or E.S.E., east-southeast. -ese a suffix forming adjectival derivatives of place names, esp. countries or cities, frequently used nominally to denote the inhabitants of the place or their language (Faroese; Japanese; Viennese); also occurring in coinages that denote in a disparaging, often facetious way a characteristic jargon, style, or accent: Brooklynese; journalese. [probably orig.
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-esesuff.1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or originating in a specified place: Vietnamese.2. Native or inhabitant of: Taiwanese.3. a. Language or dialect of: Chinese.b. Literary style or diction of: journalese.[Middle English, from Italian, from Latin -?nsis, originating in.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ese suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming nounsindicating place of origin, language, or style: Cantonese; Japanese; journalese. Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ESE or E.S.E., east-southeast. -ese a suffix forming adjectival derivatives of place names, esp. countries or cities, frequently used nominally to denote the inhabitants of the place or their language (Faroese; Japanese; Viennese); also occurring in coinages that denote in a disparaging, often facetious way a characteristic jargon, style, or accent: Brooklynese; journalese. [probably orig.