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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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Deltona is about a 30-mile drive northeast from downtown Orlando.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Most of its forces are Kachin — a predominantly Christian minority that also resides in China and northeast India — but the KIA also contains a unit known as the Gorkha Force, made up of people of Nepali descent like Rupa.
—Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang, The Dial, 17 Apr. 2025
Ryan French, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Open to anyone who has a need, Resko said operating in Waukegan and other parts of northeast Lake Country like North Chicago and Zion, the Josselyn Center offers services many others do not.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
Hildale is about a 160-mile drive northeast from Las Vegas.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Deltona is about a 30-mile drive northeast from downtown Orlando.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
In northeast Arkansas, the Black River at Pocahontas and Black Rock is in minor flood stage, as is the White River at Augusta.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Most of its forces are Kachin — a predominantly Christian minority that also resides in China and northeast India — but the KIA also contains a unit known as the Gorkha Force, made up of people of Nepali descent like Rupa.
—Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang, The Dial, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
This includes the 2024 eclipse path, which traveled from southwest to northeast.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Open to anyone who has a need, Resko said operating in Waukegan and other parts of northeast Lake Country like North Chicago and Zion, the Josselyn Center offers services many others do not.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast. Accessed 1 May. 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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