northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern
nȯrth-ˈē-stərn 
1
often Northeastern
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
Examples of northeastern in a Sentence
the northeastern corner of the state
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Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed in northeastern France, authorities said.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Eleven people, including a pilot and 10 parachutists, were killed when a small plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, June 28, narrowly missing nearby homes as their families watched, officials and a witness said.
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Christian Hartmann,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
And in Istria, especially Croatian Istria but also Dubrovnik and across the borderlands of Slovenia and northeastern Italy, Malvasia takes a very different form.
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Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Eleven people, including a pilot and 10 parachutists, were killed when a small plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, June 28, narrowly missing nearby homes as their families watched, officials and a witness said.
—
Christian Hartmann,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official.
—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
And in Istria, especially Croatian Istria but also Dubrovnik and across the borderlands of Slovenia and northeastern Italy, Malvasia takes a very different form.
—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for northeastern
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“Northeastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeastern. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern
nȯr-ˈthē-stərn
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
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