North East

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North East

proper noun Northeast

  1. UK One of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire. The letter was signed by Labour mayors in London, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, West Midlands, North East, West of England, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Midlands and York and North Yorkshire.

    Similar: North East England

  2. US, alternative Alternative form of Northeast (“a region of the contiguous United States”).
  3. A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.
  4. A town in the north-east corner of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

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@misc{north_east_2026,
  title = {North East},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/north%20east},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}