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单词 north-easternmost
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north-easternmostadj.

Brit. /ˌnɔːθˈiːstənməʊst/, U.S. /ˌnɔrθˈistərnˌmoʊst/
Forms: also with capital initial(s).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: north-eastern adj., -most suffix.
Etymology: < north-eastern adj. + -most suffix.
Situated furthest towards the north-east.
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1784 Philos. Trans. 1783 (Royal Soc.) 73 367 It is to this same gentleman that we are indebted for an account of the astonishing severity of the climate in the north-easternmost extremities of Asia.
1837 W. Jenkins Ohio Gazetteer 91 Brown, the northeasternmost township of Miami county.
1878 A. H. Markham Great Frozen Sea iv. 56 The depôt was placed on the north-easternmost island, and a large cairn was erected on the highest and most prominent point.
1915 Science 16 July 84/2 The history of the Gibraltar skull is almost parallelled by that of another discovery in Spain, not near Gibraltar but in the north-easternmost province, Gerona.
1975 K. Katzner Langs. of World ii. 154 Chukchi is spoken in northeasternmost Siberia.
1999 Oxoniensia 63 15 The road was thought to leave Kidlington W. of the northeasternmost point of the modern settlement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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