Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and due east, or 45° east of due north.
- noun An area or region lying in the northeast.
- noun A region of the northeast United States, generally including the New England states, New York, and sometimes Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
- adjective To, toward, of, facing, or in the northeast.
- adjective Originating in or coming from the northeast.
- adverb In, from, or toward the northeast.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To or from the northeast.
- noun That point on the horizon between north and east which is equally distant from them; N. 45˚ E., or E. 45˚ N.
- Pertaining to the northeast; proceeding from or directed toward that point; northeastern: as, a northeast wind; to hold a northeast course. Abbreviated N. E.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point
- adjective a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.
- adverb Toward the northeast.
- noun The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
compass point halfway betweennorth andeast , specifically 45°, abbreviated asNE . - adjective Towards the northeast;
northeastward . - adjective Of or pertaining to the northeast;
northeastern .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to, toward, or in the northeast
- adjective situated in or oriented toward the northeast
- adjective coming from the northeast
- noun the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
- noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
- noun the northeastern region of the United States
- noun a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of the reasons why transit works in the northeast is the population of Greater New York (which is more than all of Florida).
Matthew Yglesias » Boehner Slams Mythical Vegas HSR Project, Ignores Ohio Rail Opportunity 2009
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Most of the power is in what they call the northeast quadrant.
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I oversee what we call our northeast substation area, which involves the Kern Valley substation area and the Ridgecrest substation area.
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At dawn on Oct. 3, 2009, the 54 U.S. soldiers at Combat Outpost Keating in northeast Afghanistan -- tucked in a vulnerable valley surrounded by three heavily forested mountains near the Pakistan border -- were attacked by 300 to 400 Taliban, some of whom had managed to get inside the camp -- "in the wire."
Jake Tapper Gets Book Deal For Afghanistan Battle Book The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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At dawn on Oct. 3, 2009, the 54 U.S. soldiers at Combat Outpost Keating in northeast Afghanistan -- tucked in a vulnerable valley surrounded by three heavily forested mountains near the Pakistan border -- were attacked by 300 to 400 Taliban, some of whom had managed to get inside the camp -- "in the wire."
Jake Tapper Gets Book Deal For Afghanistan Battle Book politico.com 2010
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I don't know what region of the country you need to travel, but SENDA is the leading carrier in northeast/northcentral Mexico.
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I don't know what region of the country you need to travel, but SENDA is the leading carrier in northeast/northcentral Mexico.
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In the Jaintia Hills in northeast India, according to human rights organizations, over 70,000 children continue to labor in dangerous rathole coal mines.
Jeff Biggers: As the Extraction World Turns: Peabody Doubles Profits, 37 Dead Chinese Miners, 70,000 Indian Children in Mines Jeff Biggers 2010
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I don't know what region of the country you need to travel, but SENDA is the leading carrier in northeast/northcentral Mexico.
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"It's very rusty now; I don't have a lot of use for it in northeast Tennessee."
Do Ask, Do Tell 2010
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