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Northeast

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, in or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern. not-comparable, usually
  2. 2
    Situated toward or in the direction of the northeast; northeastward; northeasterly. not-comparable, usually

    "a northeast course"

  3. 3
    Coming from the northeast; northeasterly. not-comparable, usually

    "a northeast wind"

Adjective
  1. 1
    situated in or oriented toward the northeast wordnet
  2. 2
    coming from the northeast wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards the direction of the northeast; northeastwards. not-comparable, usually

    "We are travelling northeast at the moment."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to, toward, or in the northeast wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The northeastern region of the contiguous United States including New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, sometimes inclusive of Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, Virginia and West Virginia. US

    "Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest."

  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A township in Adams County, Illinois.
  3. 3
    Alternative form of North East (“a region of England”). UK, alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A township in Orange County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    The northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China. China
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    The northeastern region of India including Assam and its surrounding states. India
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A section in Billings, Montana.
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; A quadrant in Washington, D.C..
Noun
  1. 1
    The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

    "The task of discussing priority concerns for this region is complicated by the fact that there are essentially two rural northeasts."

  2. 2
    a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city wordnet
  3. 3
    the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees wordnet
  4. 4
    the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.

Etymology 2

From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.

Etymology 3

From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.

Etymology 4

From northeast.

Etymology 5

From northeast.

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