Northeast
- 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
And New York's Not Alone schools all over the Northeast have been shut down.
- 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
The part of the United States in the northeast that includes states like New York and Massachusetts
Compounds
- Specialized
A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east
- Specialized
The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north
- 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.