northeast
See also: Northeast
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NounEdit
northeast (plural northeasts)
- The compass point halfway between north and east, specifically 45°, abbreviated as NE.
- 1990, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development, Rural Economic Development: Hearings (page 1604)
- The task of discussing priority concerns for this region is complicated by the fact that there are essentially two rural northeasts.
- 1990, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development, Rural Economic Development: Hearings (page 1604)
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- (compass points)
northwest | north | northeast |
west | east | |
southwest | south | southeast |
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compass point
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AdjectiveEdit
northeast (not comparable)
- Towards the northeast; northeastward.
- In the northeast; northeastern.
- From the northeast, northeasterly.
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northeastward
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northeastern
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