What does Northeast mean?

Definitions for Northeast
ˌnɔrθˈist; Naut. ˌnɔr-north·east

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NEnoun

    the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

  2. Northeast, northeastern United Statesnoun

    the northeastern region of the United States

  3. northeastnoun

    the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point

  4. northeastadjective

    a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city

  5. northeastern, northeasterly, northeastadjective

    situated in or oriented toward the northeast

    "the northeasterly part of the island"

  6. northeasterly, northeastadverb

    coming from the northeast

    "northeasterly winds"

  7. northeast, north-east, nor'-eastadverb

    to, toward, or in the northeast

Wiktionary

  1. northeastnoun

    The compass point halfway between north and east, specifically 45°, abbreviated as NE.

  2. northeastadjective

    Towards the northeast; northeastward.

  3. northeastadjective

    Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.

  4. Northeastnoun

    The northeastern states of the United States.

  5. Northeastnoun

    The northeastern counties of England including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside and Durham.

  6. Northeastnoun

    The northeastern part of any region.

  7. Etymology: From north + east.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Northeastnoun

    The point between the north and east.

    Etymology: noordeast, Dutch.

    The inferiour sea towards the southeast, the Ionian towards the south, and the Adriatick on the northeast side, were commanded by three different nations. Arbuthnot.

ChatGPT

  1. northeast

    Northeast is a term used in geography to refer to a specific intercardinal direction. It is the direction halfway between north and east. It is often denoted as NE and is opposite to the southwest. The term can also refer to a region or area that lies in this direction in relation to a certain point or place.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Northeastnoun

    the point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region

  2. Northeastadjective

    of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind

  3. Northeastadverb

    toward the northeast

Wikidata

  1. Northeast

    Northeast or north east is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Northeast in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Northeast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Northeast in a Sentence

  1. Eric Roberts:

    It's very easy to jump in with that, so a pediatrician in California really -- without being laughed at -- could just sort of say that 'I don't think there's a problem here; the problem is in the Midwest and Northeast.'.

  2. Rex Tillerson:

    Past efforts have failed to halt North Korea's unlawful weapons programs and nuclear and ballistic missile tests, with each provocation, North Korea jeopardizes stability in Northeast Asia and poses a growing threat to our allies and the U.S. homeland.

  3. President Muhammadu Buhari:

    The humanitarian situation in the northeast is particularly worrying. We are working with partners on the ground to scale up humanitarian operations.

  4. Taylor Ward:

    Areas along the coast from New York to Boston didn't see as much as expected, but some portions of the Northeast have seen more than 30 inches of snow.

  5. Cathryn Oakley:

    Every region of the country - Northeast, Southeast, Plains, Great Lakes, Southwest, West and Northwest - had at least one 100-point score, people have this idea that it's only going to be folks on the coasts who are going to be acting on these things, and that is absolutely not the case.

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