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• northeast
  northeast

  noun

  a point on the compass midway between north and east. NE
• Northeast
  Northeast

  noun

  the northeastern part of England, esp Northumberland, Durham, and the Tyneside area

northeast

American  

[nawrth-eest, nawr-eest] / ˌnɔrθˈist, ˌnɔrˈist /

noun

1. a point on the compass midway between north and east. NE

2. a region in this direction.

3. the Northeast, the northeastern part of the United States.

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adverb

1. toward or in the northeast.

   sailing northeast.

adjective

1. coming from the northeast.

   a northeast wind.

2. directed toward the northeast.

   a northeast course.

northeast ¹ British  

/ ˌnɔːθˈiːst, ˌnɔːrˈiːst /

noun

1. the point of the compass or direction midway between north and east, 45° clockwise from north

2. (often capital) any area lying in or towards this direction

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adjective

1. (sometimes capital) of or denoting the northeastern part of a specified country, area, etc

   northeast Lincolnshire

2. situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the northeast

3. (esp of the wind) from the northeast

adverb

1. in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the northeast

Northeast ² British  

/ ˌnɔːθˈiːst /

noun

1. the northeastern part of England, esp Northumberland, Durham, and the Tyneside area

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Other Word Forms

• northeastern
  adjective
• northeasternmost
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of northeast

before 950; Middle English, Old English; see north, east

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Example Sentences

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Councilmember Rodriguez, who represents the northeast San Fernando Valley, said she’s stepped in to help business owners in Raman’s district over the years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In Pend Oreille County, in northeast Washington along the Idaho panhandle, 6% of ballots were rejected for arriving late, compared to 1% in the 2022 primary.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

In rural Modoc County, in California’s remote northeast corner, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton donned a beige cowboy hat and climbed atop a horse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

More than 1,600 miles to the northeast in New York City, the sun was shining that same day on another automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Around the time of Christ, a small village on its northeast periphery named Teotihuacan emerged as a military power.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

U.S. natural gas futures fell as the market looked beyond this weekend’s cold spell in the Northeast that is expected to drive up residential and commercial heating demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In the Northeast, diesel also comes out of the same refined-oil pool as the heating oil used to heat homes in the winter, Carpenter said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

A brief cold front expected in the Northeast at the weekend offers immediate-term physical upside, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

While that would provide partial relief in the Gulf and Midwest, according to Pearce, he adds it would be of "little benefit" to the Northeast and West Coast.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

They have seen the Algonkian- and Iroquoian-speaking societies they encountered in the Northeast as too different from British societies to have exerted lasting changes on them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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