Definitions for northeast
ˌnɔrθˈist; Naut. ˌnɔr-north·east

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NEnoun

   the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

2. Northeast, northeastern United Statesnoun

   the northeastern region of the United States

3. northeastnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point

4. northeastadjective

   a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city

5. northeastern, northeasterly, northeastadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the northeast

   "the northeasterly part of the island"

6. northeasterly, northeastadverb

   coming from the northeast

   "northeasterly winds"

7. northeast, north-east, nor'-eastadverb

   to, toward, or in the northeast

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. northeastnoun

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

2. northeastadjective

   Towards the northeast; northeastward.

3. northeastadjective

   Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.

4. Northeastnoun

   The northeastern states of the United States.

5. Northeastnoun

   The northeastern counties of England including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside and Durham.

6. Northeastnoun

   The northeastern part of any region.

7. Etymology: From north + east.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Northeastnoun

   The point between the north and east.

   Etymology: noordeast, Dutch.

   The inferiour sea towards the southeast, the Ionian towards the south, and the Adriatick on the northeast side, were commanded by three different nations. Arbuthnot.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. northeast

   Northeast is a term used in geography to refer to a specific intercardinal direction. It is the direction halfway between north and east. It is often denoted as NE and is opposite to the southwest. The term can also refer to a region or area that lies in this direction in relation to a certain point or place.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Northeastnoun

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

2. Northeastadjective

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

3. Northeastadverb

   toward the northeast

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Northeast

   Northeast or north east is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest.

Matched Categories

1. • East
   • Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area

How to pronounce northeast?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say northeast in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of northeast in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of northeast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of northeast in a Sentence

1. The NWS:

   Snowfall totals are forecast to be over a foot for portions of the Northeast west of Interstate 95 through Thursday evening, the major cities will be on the gradient in between the substantial snowfall totals and light snowfall totals, so there is uncertainty in how much snow will fall in areas such as New York City.

2. Donald Clifton:

   We are a school district in the rural northeast Ohio with about 1,400 kids total and about 150ish staff members.

3. Benjamin Lessing:

   Most of the violence has been in this region, the north and the northeast region, and it's a place where these gangs are actively fighting each other to achieve some kind of local hegemony or at least carve out space, it doesn't mean these gangs don't exist in the rest of Brazil -- they do, and there's violence in other parts of Brazil too related to these gangs. But it seems like where the fighting is very intense right now is in this north-northeast region.

4. Chris Christie:

   If you are not part of the Northeast elite, she has nothing to do with you.

5. The USPS:

   Throughout the peak season, the Postal Service, along with the broader shipping sector, faced pressure on service performance across categories as it managed through a record of volume while also overcoming employee shortages due to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, winter storms in the Northeast, as well as ongoing capacity challenges with airlifts and trucking for moving historic volumes of mail.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=northeast
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Northeast
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=northeast
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=northeast