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northeast¹

  • /noːˈθɪjst/ British, Southern, Standard

Where it comes from

From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.

noun northeasts · north-east · nor'-east · NE

  1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°. The task of discussing priority concerns for this region is complicated by the fact that there are essentially two rural northeasts.

    Opposite: southwest

adjective more northeast · most northeast · north-east · nor'-east · NE

  1. not comparable, usually Of, in or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern. "PG&E is aware of a power outage initially impacting about 61,000 customers in the area northeast of Sacramento including Auburn, Grass Valley and Loomis.
  2. not comparable, usually Situated toward or in the direction of the northeast; northeastward; northeasterly. a northeast course
  3. not comparable, usually Coming from the northeast; northeasterly. a northeast wind

adverb further northeast · farther northeast · furthest northeast · farthest northeast · north-east · nor'-east

  1. not comparable, usually Towards the direction of the northeast; northeastwards. We are travelling northeast at the moment.

Northeast²

Where it comes from

By proprialization from northeast.

proper noun the Northeast · North East

  1. US The northeastern region of the contiguous United States including New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, sometimes inclusive of Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, Virginia and West Virginia. Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest.
  2. UK, alternative Alternative form of North East (“a region of England”).
  3. China The northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China.
  4. India The northeastern region of India including Assam and its surrounding states.

proper noun North East

  1. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
  2. A township in Orange County, Indiana.
  3. A defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  4. A section in Billings, Montana.
  5. A quadrant in Washington, D.C..

Similar: US, Manchuria, Inner Manchuria, Seven Sisters, Seven Sister States

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: northeasterly, northeastern, north, ne, southeast, northwest, northwestern, north-west, north-western, south-east, north-eastern, northern, south-eastern, north-east, southeastern, eastern

proper noun

Similar: US, Manchuria, Inner Manchuria, Seven Sisters, Seven Sister States

Translations

Every language

noun compass point

Españolnordeste, noreste, nordoriente, nororiente
한국어동북 dongbuk, 북동 bukdong
日本語北東 hokutō, 東北 tōhoku, 丑寅 ushitora, 艮 ushitora
中文東北 /东北 dōngběi
हिन्दीपूर्वोत्तर pūrvottar, उत्तरपूर्व uttarpūrv, उत्तर-पूर्व uttar-pūrv
Kiswahilikaskazini-mashariki
Portuguêsnordeste
Françaisnord-est
DeutschNordosten
Italianonordest
Ελληνικάβορειοανατολικά voreioanatoliká
Românănord-est
Русскийсе́веро-восто́к sévero-vostók, норд-о́ст nord-óst
Tiếng Việtphía đông bắc, hướng đông bắc, đông bắc

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@misc{northeast_2026,
  title = {northeast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/northeast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}