Northeast
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- proper noun
- /ˈnɔrˌθiːst/
- US
- Its 18 branches are mainly in the Northeast but extend as far as the West Coast.
- the Northeast region
- located in the Northeast
- colleges in the Northeast
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- And New York's Not Alone schools all over the Northeast have been shut down.
- So yeah, Northeast, the Northeast, as long as it's not humid.
- Yes, I have changed clothes now it's cold in the Northeast.
- That's why you don't see tornadoes in the Northeast a lot or in California in them because of the mountains.
- No, bro, Ohio and Michigan's like Northeast, the northeast, bro.
- Most of the the Northeast guys always go to Miami, pretty much.
- B in the Northeast, or for you all, a new C on Zoom.
- So once the Asians landed, they all came up there because the Northeast people, they're like a good time.
- Not isolated to a single group of weird far left Northeast schools.
- Literally we're doing like a tour of the like Northeast.
- Not to mention we get most people and athletes that originate from the Northeast.
- So I think I've got Savannah April Young heavyweight from Northeast also because I keep getting the wrong from the Northeast.
Examples
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Nationally, most courses were concentrated in the urban Northeast, with the greatest concentration in and around New York City.
Academic text (2008) -
The research was conducted at a mid-sized four-year public university in the Northeast U.S.
Academic text (2013) -
And this was a big event both in Europe and in the Northeast United States.
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There are 15 or more in the Northeast alone.
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We're in Jersey, so we're we're in the Northeast getting hit by this crazy snow.
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Only seconds to go and if it ends like this. It will be a happy journey back to the Northeast for the Newcastle players.
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Because this study took place in a small section of the northeast United States, there were several geographical limitations.
Academic text (2015) -
Most of the remaining participants were in the Northeast or Midwest regions.
Academic text (2013) -
Becoming a grown-up in Northeast Philly seemed as easy as catching a cold.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many tourists visit the historic sites in the Northeast, especially in Massachusetts and New York.
Synonyms
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The part of the United States in the northeast that includes states like New York and Massachusetts
Compounds
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The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north
- Specialized
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A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east
- Specialized
A compass direction one point east of northeast, halfway to east-northeast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Northeast is a simple combination of north and east, two compass directions, and it means the direction 'between' north and east. That's why we call a region the Northeast, like the northeastern United States, because it is the area that lies in that direction.