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View usage for: (nɔrθist) regional note: in BRIT, also use north-east1. uncountable noun [also the N]The northeast is the direction which is halfway between north and east. ...the warm waters of Salt Springs Island to the northeast. 2. singular nounThe northeast of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the northeast. The northeast has been particularly hard hit.. 3. adverb [ADV after v]If you go northeast, you travel toward the northeast. "We're going northeast," Paula told them, before they started. 4. adverb [ADV of n]Something that is northeast of a place is positioned to the northeast of it. a village, twenty miles northeast of the capital. 5. adjective [ADJ n]The northeast edge, corner, or part of a place is the part which is toward the northeast. ...a climate like that of our northeast coast. northeast in British English (ˌnɔːθˈiːst, nautical ˌnɔːrˈiːst) noun1. the point of the compass or direction midway between north and east, 45° clockwise from north 2. the northeast adjective also: northeastern3. (sometimes capital) of or denoting the northeastern part of a specified country, area, etc northeast Lincolnshire 4. situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the northeast 5. (esp of the wind) from the northeast adverb6. in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the northeast Symbol: NEDerived forms northeasternmost (ˌnorthˈeasternmost) adjective Northeast in British English (ˌnɔːθˈiːst) northeast in American English (ˌnɔrθˈist; Nautical ˌ nɔrˈist) noun1. the direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between north and east; 45° east of due north 2. a district or region in or toward this direction adjective3. in, of, to, toward, or facing the northeast 4. from the northeast a northeast wind adverb5. in or toward the northeast Examples of 'northeast' in a sentencenortheast Cold northeast winds have been bringing birds in off the North Sea.Only people from the northeast and northwest remember to say please and thank you more often.There are many more on sea cliffs in the northeast of the country.Snow and sleet continued across western and northeast areas last night.Chill winds from the northeast will bring an unpleasant feel to the day.We went in the other direction out of the airport and drove to the less popular northeast coast.Cloudy in the far northeast of Spain with showers.Or a third village, two miles to its northeast.Up country are tea plantations, a pineapple farm and a remote northeast corner.The people of northeast Lincolnshire already have a panel of citizens to represent their views.On a hillside up above the northeast corner of the site stands a huge, floodlit cross.They are a little early, perhaps helped on the way by recent winds from the northeast.Japan is still struggling to recover from the earthquake and tsunami that hit its northeast coast in March.Ten years from now people from the northeast will be working in theatres throughout Britain and the world.The route: from the car park, take the path running northeast towards the sea.The Cubans would be deployed in poorer areas of the northeast and the Amazon jungle.There's a second town, three miles to my northeast.Part of the runway at the airport, which is in the northeast of the country, was damaged in the fire.One young man teaching in a school in a deprived area in the northeast said his'main focus' was not to offend his pupils.It lies a tad northeast of a small town where an entertainment mogul opened his third establishment, initially for the RAF. In other languagesnortheast British English: northeast / ˌnɔːθˈiːst; ˌnɔːrˈiːst/ NOUN The northeast is the direction which is halfway between north and east. The land to the northeast fell away into meadows. - American English: northeast
- Arabic: شِمَالٌ شَرْقِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: nordeste
- Chinese: 东北
- Croatian: sjeveroistok
- Czech: severovýchod
- Danish: nordøst
- Dutch: noordoosten
- European Spanish: noreste
- Finnish: koillinen
- French: nord-est
- German: Nordosten
- Greek: βορειοανατολικά
- Italian: nord-est
- Japanese: 北東
- Korean: 북동쪽
- Norwegian: nordøst
- Polish: północny wschód
- European Portuguese: nordeste
- Romanian: nord-est
- Russian: северо-восток
- Latin American Spanish: noreste
- Swedish: nordost
- Thai: ทิศตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ
- Turkish: kuzeydoğu
- Ukrainian: північний схід
- Vietnamese: đông bắc
British English: northeast ADJECTIVE The northeast edge, corner, or part of a place is the part which is toward the northeast. ...a climate like that of our northeast coast. - American English: northeast
- Brazilian Portuguese: nordeste
- Chinese: 东北部的
- European Spanish: del nordeste
- French: nord-est
- German: Nordost-
- Italian: nordorientale
- Japanese: 北東の
- Korean: 북동쪽의
- European Portuguese: nordeste
- Latin American Spanish: del nordeste
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