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Northeast

Northeast

120 2.0
A region in the north east of the United States that includes states like New York and Massachusetts
  • proper noun
  • /ˈnɔrˌθiːst/
  • US
translation icon : Noreste (de Estados Unidos)
  • 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

And New York's Not Alone schools all over the Northeast have been shut down.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • There are 15 or more in the Northeast alone.

  • We're in Jersey, so we're we're in the Northeast getting hit by this crazy snow.

  • Only seconds to go and if it ends like this. It will be a happy journey back to the Northeast for the Newcastle players.

  • 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

2 3.4

The part of the United States in the northeast that includes states like New York and Massachusetts

includes New Jersey and other nearby states in addition to those listed

Compounds

A compass point halfway between east and northeast

northeast by north
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east

north-northeast
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north

Toward the direction halfway between north and northeast on a compass

northeast by east
  • Specialized
8.1

A compass direction one point east of northeast, halfway to east-northeast

Surface Forms

Northeast main

Morphology

Northeast = north + east (transparent) = north + east

The place-name meaning is directly derived from the directional components 'north' + 'east' and denotes the region in that quadrant.

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.