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
capitalized
: 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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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
The Elkhorn fire, northeast of Durango, grew in size, but the Rim Road fire, on the Southern Ute Reservation, did not grow and reached enough containment for officials to lift evacuation orders for that fire.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Starting Sunday afternoon, July 27, heat indexes will ramp up, reaching the mid-90s across southeast, southern, northeast and central Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 25 June 2025
The report highlights other trends: The far northeast is the only part of the city where enrollment is expected to grow.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
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Adverb
Fishers is about a 20-mile drive northeast from downtown Indianapolis.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
The Elkhorn fire, northeast of Durango, grew in size, but the Rim Road fire, on the Southern Ute Reservation, did not grow and reached enough containment for officials to lift evacuation orders for that fire.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
Adjective
North central, northwest, northeast, and east central Minnesota are all affected by the warning, which will remain in place from 6 a.m. CDT Tuesday until 11 p.m. CDT Wednesday.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Starting Sunday afternoon, July 27, heat indexes will ramp up, reaching the mid-90s across southeast, southern, northeast and central Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
Where: Open periodically at festivals and farmers markets in Lapel, Anderson and Middletown northeast of Indianapolis.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 25 June 2025
The report highlights other trends: The far northeast is the only part of the city where enrollment is expected to grow.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
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“Northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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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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