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

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  1. Northeast

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

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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. Levine Cava:

    Just last night, our building officer notified one of those properties, a building in northeast Dade, that four balconies must be immediately closed to residents due to safety conditions, we're taking swift action to immediately identify and address any outstanding issues with the buildings that have not yet completed their 40-year certification process -- that's our priority right now.

  2. Tom Graziano:

    Because of a mild winter and little snow accumulation, the western half of the country, the Upper Midwest, the Middle Atlantic and Northeast all have a low risk of river flooding, which is typically enhanced by snow melt.

  3. John Stephenson:

    We believe it came from the larger wolf populations to the east, from Idaho and northeast Oregon, because those are the areas where we have established wolf populations, but we don’t know.

  4. Logan Wright:

    Financial institutions are still grappling with some of the losses that have resulted, particularly in China's northeast, central provinces, and western regions, where shadow banking activities had expanded the fastest over the past decade.

  5. Judith Lund:

    Judith Lund said in an interview. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP While at least 214 whaling voyages ventured into The Gulf, Judith Lund said, ships from the Northeast rarely made extended port calls in Southern cities like New Orleans or Mobile, Alabama, because of the threat to crew members who weren't white. That may may have been a reason the whaling ship that rescued Industry's crew took the men back to Massachusetts, where slavery was outlawed in the 1780s, rather than landing in the South. ‘’ The people who whaled in the Gulf of Mexico knew it was risky to go into those ports down there because they had mixed crews.

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