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| Definition of 'north-east' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NE
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
2. (noun) Northeast, northeastern United States
the northeastern region of the United States
3. (noun) northeast
the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
4. (adj) northeast
a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
5. (adj) northeastern, northeasterly, northeast
situated in or oriented toward the northeast
"the northeasterly part of the island"
6. (adverb) northeasterly, northeast
coming from the northeast
"northeasterly winds"
7. (adverb) northeast, north-east, nor'-east
to, toward, or in the northeast
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| Definitions of 'north-east' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. north-east
and North-West Passages, the name given to the sea-routes through the Arctic Ocean, the former by the N. of Europe and Asia and the latter by the N. of North America, which the northern nations were ambitious to open up into the Pacific, the access to which by the Capes in the S. was in possession of the fleets of Spain and Portugal; the attempts to achieve it cost much money and much life, and realised no permanent material advantage.
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