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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Northeast en · PROPN

Etymology

By proprialization from northeast.

Meanings

  1. A place in the United States: ▸ A township in Adams County, Illinois.
  2. (US) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The northeastern region of the contiguous United States including New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, sometimes inclusive of Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, Virginia and West Virginia.
    • Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest. 2021 February 8, Emily Badger, “West Virginia Has Everyone’s Attention. What Does It Really Need?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2021:
  3. A place in the United States: ▸ A township in Orange County, Indiana.
  4. (UK, alt-of, alternative) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ Alternative form of North East (“a region of England”).
    alt of North East
  5. (China) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China.
  6. A place in the United States: ▸ A defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  7. A place in the United States: ▸ A section in Billings, Montana.
  8. (India) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The northeastern region of India including Assam and its surrounding states.
  9. A place in the United States: ▸ A quadrant in Washington, D.C..

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
the Northeast canonical lexicographic
North East alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Northwest · Northwest · North · North · Southwest · Northeastern · West · North East · North · Southeast · Southeast · New England · Southwest · East · Southeast · South · Southwest · South · West · South · South · Southeast · Northwest · East · East · West · Southwest · West · Northwest · Northeastern Region · North · East

Synonyms

US · Manchuria · Seven Sisters · Inner Manchuria · Seven Sister States

wikidata: Q24460