northeast
Americannoun
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the point of the compass or direction midway between north and east, 45° clockwise from north
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(often capital) any area lying in or towards this direction
adjective
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(sometimes capital) of or denoting the northeastern part of a specified country, area, etc
northeast Lincolnshire
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situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the northeast
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(esp of the wind) from the northeast
adverb
noun
Other Word Forms
- northeastern adjective
- northeasternmost adjective
Etymology
Origin of northeast
Example Sentences
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Amazon said the additional investment in Spain would help bolster its data-center infrastructure in Aragon—a landlocked region in the northeast of the country—that underpins part of AWS’s AI and cloud capabilities in Europe.
The northeast United States was grappling Tuesday with the fallout of a huge winter storm, with many schools closed and some 300,000 homes and businesses lacking power.
From Barron's
Mr. Varadarajan seems to have forgotten Poland’s neighbor to the northeast.
This nor’easter is sitting over the open water of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Long Island and Cape Cod, and the winds are blowing from the northeast toward the southwest.
Vera, who was born and raised in northeast Los Angeles, grew up watching her dad and cousins fixing up their cars in the lowrider scene of 1990s Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
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