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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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Moultrie is about a 60-mile drive northeast from Tallahassee, Florida.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Jesse, 49, and Kendall Hall, 37, who run Half Arms Weddings in northeast Alabama, even filmed a hilarious reenactment.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
In early March, a militant group called the White Army attacked a South Sudanese military encampment in the country’s northeast.
—Kate Bartlett, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
Pawnee is about a 90-mile drive northeast from Oklahoma City.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Moultrie is about a 60-mile drive northeast from Tallahassee, Florida.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The College of Western Idaho is planning a $90 million expansion of its northeast Nampa campus, which would include a new Health and Science Building, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Jesse, 49, and Kendall Hall, 37, who run Half Arms Weddings in northeast Alabama, even filmed a hilarious reenactment.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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
In early March, a militant group called the White Army attacked a South Sudanese military encampment in the country’s northeast.
—Kate Bartlett, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeast. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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