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Northeastern United States

Northeastern United States

2 3.4
The part of the United States in the northeast that includes states like New York and Massachusetts
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔrˌθiːstərn ˈjuːnaɪtɪd steɪts/
  • US
translation icon : Noreste de Estados Unidos
  • The sample was drawn from 21 schools in the Northeastern United States.
  • university in the Northeastern United States
  • lakes in the Northeastern United States
  • college in the Northeastern United States

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Examples

  • A sudden spring freeze severely damaged the peach crop in the northeastern United States in 1994.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The primary markets for New Brunswick farmed salmon are the northeastern United States and central Canada.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Positive results from public school children in the northeastern United States.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Many people living in the northeastern United States never saw it.

    Academic text (1992)

  • First, our study only examined faculty at a single private university in the northeastern United States.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Participants were drawn from a private comprehensive institution located in the Northeastern United States.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Nitrogen pollution is a growing environmental problem in the northeastern United States.

    Academic text (2003)

  • One example is Lyme disease in the northeastern United States.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The area where the goo was discovered is one of the largest industrial districts in the entire northeastern United States.

    Do Ask, Do Tell: The Linda Campbell Story (2023)

  • The sample was drawn from 21 schools in the Northeastern United States.

Synonyms

Northeast
vsNortheastern United States
  • US
120 2.0

A region in the north east of the United States that includes states like New York and Massachusetts

is a more formal phrase referring to that specific US region
northeast
vsNortheastern United States
47 1.0

The area of a country or city toward the north and east

is specifically the named US region rather than a general directional area

Surface Forms

Northeastern United States singular

Morphology

northeastern + united + state

The phrase denotes the northeastern region of the country and its meaning is directly compositional from 'northeastern' (direction/region) + 'United States' (the country). This is a standard geographic naming pattern found across languages and follows predictable noun-modifier composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The name Northeastern United States comes from using maps: northeastern means the top-right part and United States means the country, so the phrase refers to the group of 'states' in that area, like New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.