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Definition of Northeast

1. Noun. The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees.

2. Adjective. Situated in or oriented toward the northeast. "The northeasterly part of the island"

3. Adverb. To, toward, or in the northeast.

4. Noun. The northeastern region of the United States.

5. Adjective. Coming from the northeast. "Northeasterly winds"

6. Noun. The direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point.

7. Noun. A location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city.

Definition of Northeast

1. n. The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.

2. a. Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind.

3. adv. Toward the northeast.

Definition of Northeast

1. Proper noun. The northeastern states of the United States. ¹

2. Proper noun. The northeastern counties of England including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside and Durham. ¹

3. Proper noun. The northeastern part of any region. ¹

4. Noun. The compass point halfway between north and east, specifically 45°, abbreviated as NE. ¹

5. Adjective. Towards the northeast; northeastward. ¹

6. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Northeast

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Northeast

North Shields North Somerset North Star North Star State North Sulawesi North Sumatra North Temperate Zone North Vietnam North Vietnamese North West Frontier Province

North Yemen North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northants Northeast (current term) Northeast Caucasian Northeast Pashayi Northern Alliance Northern Areas

Northern Baptist Northern Baptist Convention Northern California Northern Cross Northern Cyprus Northern Europe Northern European Northern Europeans Northern Hemisphere

Literary usage of Northeast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties by United States, Charles Joseph Kappler (1904)
"South half, south half of northeast quarter and south half of northwest quarter of section 9; south half of northwest quarter, and south west quarter of ..."

2. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"Section of "Rockwood" iron ore, upper bench at northeast end of syncline, ... Mining operations have been carried on in the northeast basin from the end ..."

3. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1859)
"... southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section twenty-three, township sixty-seven, range twenty-six ; west half of northeast quarter of section ..."

4. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1883)
"... bounded on the southwest by James Hubbard, and on the northeast by Ric Palgrave. The possesion of Augustine Walker within ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"82° 59' 46" W. It is 120 miles northeast of Cincinnati and 135 miles southwest of Cleveland, at the junction of the Scioto and the Olentangy rivers. ..."

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