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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of north-northeast. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
2. 2
   the compass point that is midway between north and northeast wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Initialism of north-northeast. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   Initialism of north-northeast. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

nor'-nor'-eastnorth northeastnorth northeastnortheast

Example

More examples

"Finland's largest lake is Saimaa, followed in second place by Päijänne."

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