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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
The Athens blaze began Sunday afternoon near Lake Marathon, about 22 miles northeast of the city, and coursed across Mount Pendeli, descending into the city's suburbs.
—Elena Becatoros The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
But a new paper published in the journal Nature came to a different conclusion based on fresh analysis of its chemical composition: The Altar Stone actually hails from the very northeast corner of Scotland.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
According to one businessman with close connections to the Kremlin, Putin won’t be satisfied by winning Ukraine’s northeast.
—Mikhail Zygar, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2024
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Adverb
Aravaipa Canyon is located about 50 miles northeast of Tucson.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
The Athens blaze began Sunday afternoon near Lake Marathon, about 22 miles northeast of the city, and coursed across Mount Pendeli, descending into the city's suburbs.
—Elena Becatoros The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Adjective
Leroy, a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation in northeast Wisconsin, was born in 1879 and played in the majors from 1904 to 1910.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
But a new paper published in the journal Nature came to a different conclusion based on fresh analysis of its chemical composition: The Altar Stone actually hails from the very northeast corner of Scotland.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
The village of Banks is located roughly four miles to its northeast on the border of Merseyside and Lancashire counties.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
According to one businessman with close connections to the Kremlin, Putin won’t be satisfied by winning Ukraine’s northeast.
—Mikhail Zygar, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2024
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“Northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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