northeast

1 of 3

adverb

north·​east nȯrth-ˈēst How to pronounce northeast (audio)
nautical
nȯr-ˈēst How to pronounce northeast (audio)
: to, toward, or in the northeast

northeast

2 of 3

adjective

1
: coming from the northeast
a northeast wind
2
: situated toward or at the northeast
the northeast corner

northeast

3 of 3

noun

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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
The dispute has stalled construction of the project, which sits south of Florida’s Turnpike and about 3 miles northeast of Homestead. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024 Romance is about a 45-mile drive northeast from Little Rock. Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Patrons, nonetheless, can check out a version of the book through the library’s online catalog of books, Prospector. Weld County is about a 70-mile drive northeast of Denver. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 Highest totals may favor places east and northeast of D.C. Sunday: Sunshine makes a comeback — plan on few clouds through the day. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 Location The Resort at Paws Up is part of the Blackfoot Valley, located a half-hour drive northeast of Missoula. Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024 Migrant workers often land in places like Pocheon, a town northeast of Seoul where factories and greenhouses rely heavily on overseas labor. Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024 April 8’s total solar eclipse across Mexico, the U.S., and Canada will take place during spring weather in Texas and later in winter for states farther northeast along the path of totality. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Confidence: Medium Tonight: Any additional rain beyond sunset is pretty minimal, but showers could linger for an hour or two, especially northeast of the city. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Bachir Khodr, the regional governor of Baalbek, in northeast Lebanon, where the strike took place, said three people were wounded. Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024 Wisconsin's Lake Michigan sanctuary was the second in the Great Lakes, after the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron along Michigan's northeast coast. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens One of only seven zoos in the U.S. that has an animal wellness team, and with the only walking safari in northeast Florida, there’s a lot to love about the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024 Severe weather was possible into Thursday night from northeast Texas to Indiana and Ohio, the National Weather Service said on X. The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024 The tornado was spotted near the small town of Alta Vista in northeast Kansas, according to meteorologist Jack Maney with KSN News. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 Workers are expanding the stadium's northeast plaza near Elm Street and Freedom Way to improve crowd flow and accessibility during game days and other events, county spokesperson Amanda Carter said in an email. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024 Indian scientists conducted the test at a facility on Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal, off India’s northeast coast, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Brad Lendon, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024 In northeast India’s Assam state, protests broke out over fears that a sudden influx of non-Muslim migrants from neighboring Bangladesh might change the local cultural fabric. Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Noun
A little under an hour northeast, off I-69 in Anderson, is Mounds State Park, home to 10 earthworks built by prehistoric Native Americans known as the Adena-Hopewell people. The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2024 Russia stepped up its attacks across Ukraine's northeast late last year, pushing to encircle the key city of Avdiivka. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024 Officials said Monday that the drone approaching Tower 22, a base in the country’s northeast, was mistaken for a returning American aircraft. Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 The path of totality will cross the state from southwest to northeast, passing through cities like Cleveland, Akron and just north of Columbus. The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2024 Our coastal storm will exit to our northeast this morning. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2024 The area the bodies were found in, about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Los Angeles, is known for illicit cannabis operations. Michael R. Blood, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024 So, another Bloomberg billion to boost the neighborhoods to the west of Camden Yards and to the east/northeast of Hopkins Hospital could only enhance his investments (and his legacy) here. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024 Two other officers who assisted in the arrest were also found guilty at the court in Bobigny, a suburb northeast of Paris, in a decision that was, however, unlikely to fully satisfy either police unions or anti-police brutality activists. Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of northeast was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

northeast

1 of 3 adverb
north·​east nȯr-ˈthēst How to pronounce northeast (audio)
nautical
nȯ-ˈrēst How to pronounce northeast (audio)
: to or toward the northeast

northeast

2 of 3 noun
1
: the direction between north and east
2
capitalized : regions or countries northeast of a point that is mentioned or understood

northeast

3 of 3 adjective
1
: placed or lying toward or at the northeast
the northeast corner
2
: coming from the northeast
a northeast wind

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