northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern nȯrth-ˈē-stərn 
1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
northeasternmost
nȯrth-ˈē-stərn-ˌmōst
adjective 
Example Sentences
the northeastern corner of the state
Recent Examples on the Web In one northeastern province, local authorities handed out timers to prod people along, just as Ms. Generaal’s boyfriend did. 
Eliza Collins, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 A week after starting its attack in the south, Ukrainian forces surprised Russia by striking in the northeastern Kharkiv province and even making limited advances in eastern Luhansk province, Russia's main prize from its summer campaign. Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 Daqing, a city of 2.7 million residents known for its oil fields in northeastern Heilongjiang province, has also locked down major districts after reporting hundreds of cases last week. Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Tens of millions of people in the city of Shanghai and the northeastern province of Jilin have been barred from leaving their homes, fueling widespread criticisms of his government’s response to the highly infectious omicron variant. Bloomberg.com, 18 Apr. 2022 This month, all 24 million people in the northeastern province of Jilin were barred from leaving the province or traveling within it, the first time an entire province has been sealed off since the start of the pandemic. NBC News, 30 Mar. 2022 The latest decision to escalate restrictions brings Shanghai closer to measures adopted by northeastern Jilin province, which has imposed some of the strictest restrictions of the most recent outbreak. Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022 The massive northeastern Chinese province of Jilin imposes a rare travel ban on its population as the omicron outbreak drives up China’s tally of Covid cases. Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022 In China, more than 50 million people in the northeastern province of Jilin and the southern cities of Shenzhen and Dongguan, are heading into lockdown after a viral resurgence. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2022 See More
Eliza Collins, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 A week after starting its attack in the south, Ukrainian forces surprised Russia by striking in the northeastern Kharkiv province and even making limited advances in eastern Luhansk province, Russia's main prize from its summer campaign. Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 Daqing, a city of 2.7 million residents known for its oil fields in northeastern Heilongjiang province, has also locked down major districts after reporting hundreds of cases last week. Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Tens of millions of people in the city of Shanghai and the northeastern province of Jilin have been barred from leaving their homes, fueling widespread criticisms of his government’s response to the highly infectious omicron variant. Bloomberg.com, 18 Apr. 2022 This month, all 24 million people in the northeastern province of Jilin were barred from leaving the province or traveling within it, the first time an entire province has been sealed off since the start of the pandemic. NBC News, 30 Mar. 2022 The latest decision to escalate restrictions brings Shanghai closer to measures adopted by northeastern Jilin province, which has imposed some of the strictest restrictions of the most recent outbreak. Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022 The massive northeastern Chinese province of Jilin imposes a rare travel ban on its population as the omicron outbreak drives up China’s tally of Covid cases. Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022 In China, more than 50 million people in the northeastern province of Jilin and the southern cities of Shenzhen and Dongguan, are heading into lockdown after a viral resurgence. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern nȯrth-ˈē-stərn
1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or like that of the Northeast
northeastern forests
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
the northeastern corner of the state