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
Northeast
: 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.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Moberly is about 130 miles northeast of Kansas City.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The nearby Central Park Station in Denver’s northeast Park Hill neighborhood is home to RTD’s A Line, the commuter rail that runs between Union Station and Denver International Airport.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Two men were killed in Mytishchi, to Moscow’s northeast, when drone debris fell on a house under construction, Sobyanin said, adding that a total of 12 people were injured in Moscow, including construction workers at an oil refinery.
—Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
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Adverb
Searsmont is about 90 miles northeast of Portland.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Moberly is about 130 miles northeast of Kansas City.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Adjective
The tornado concern is the greatest with the initial supercells in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri.
—Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The nearby Central Park Station in Denver’s northeast Park Hill neighborhood is home to RTD’s A Line, the commuter rail that runs between Union Station and Denver International Airport.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Noun
The incident occurred amid a wind advisory issued for portions of southwest Idaho and northeast, according to the National Weather Service.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Two men were killed in Mytishchi, to Moscow’s northeast, when drone debris fell on a house under construction, Sobyanin said, adding that a total of 12 people were injured in Moscow, including construction workers at an oil refinery.
—Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
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Cite this Entry
“Northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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