1
: coming from the northeast
a northeast wind
2
: situated toward or at the northeast
the northeast corner
1
a
: the general direction between north and east
b
: the point midway between the north and east compass points
2
capitalized
: regions or countries lying to the northeast of a specified or implied point of orientation
Examples of northeast in a Sentence
Adverb
It's a few miles northeast of here.
We left the city and headed northeast.
Adjective
My office is in the northeast corner of the building.
Noun
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
Parts of the Northeast were hit hard by the storm.
I grew up in the Northeast.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
New Castle is more than 100 miles northeast of Jeffersonville, where Noel lived.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
In the lucrative sugar plantations of northeast Brazil and the Caribbean, life expectancy was much lower than in the United States.
—Ana Lucia Araujo / Made By History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Apply for assistance: Residents in eight counties in northeast Tennessee can apply for individual federal aid tied to Helene.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adverb
In Tulsa County, around 100 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, a house caught fire after it was struck by lightning.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
New Castle is more than 100 miles northeast of Jeffersonville, where Noel lived.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The construction has taken place in border regions in northeast Bhutan and the west of the kingdom – near the disputed border between India and China, according to the research.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
In the lucrative sugar plantations of northeast Brazil and the Caribbean, life expectancy was much lower than in the United States.
—Ana Lucia Araujo / Made By History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Millions of homes and businesses remain without power after Helene hit Florida and continued northeast, striking North Carolina and causing severe flooding in some of the state's largest cities.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Apply for assistance: Residents in eight counties in northeast Tennessee can apply for individual federal aid tied to Helene.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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northeast
1 of 3 adverb
north·east
nȯr-ˈthēst 
nautical
nȯ-ˈrēst
: to or toward the northeast
northeast
2 of 3 noun1
: the direction between north and east
2
capitalized
: regions or countries northeast of a point that is mentioned or understood
northeast
3 of 3 adjective1
: placed or lying toward or at the northeast
the northeast corner
2
: coming from the northeast
a northeast wind
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