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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Northeast 2 British  
/ ˌnɔːθˈiːst /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of northeast

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

Example Sentences

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The strongest tremors in earthquake-prone Venezuela's recent history occurred in the northeast in 1997, killing 73 people, and in Caracas in 1967, when 236 people died.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The Farms is located 25 miles northeast of San Diego close to where Mickelson grew up.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Researchers plan to continue investigating the Altar Stone's origins by identifying its precise source location in northeast Scotland and exploring the routes prehistoric people may have used to transport it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The dam, a frequent day-trip destination from Las Vegas, stands 35 miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, about 295 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

When Valentina was ejected from the ship, she parachuted several hundred miles northeast of the city of Karaganda.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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