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northeast en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /noːˈθɪjst/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Of, in or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.
   • "PG&E is aware of a power outage initially impacting about 61,000 customers in the area northeast of Sacramento including Auburn, Grass Valley and Loomis. 2026 June 20, Erin Heft, “Massive PG&E power outage leaves approximately 61,000 customers in the dark across Placer County”, in KCRA, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2026:
2. (not-comparable, usually) Situated toward or in the direction of the northeast; northeastward; northeasterly.
   • a northeast course
   • Chungshe is one of eleven villages in Liuchia township, Tainan county (see Maps 2 and 3). It lies about 30 kilometers northeast of Tainan city. 1972, Burton Pasternak, Kinship & Community in Two Chinese Villages, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10:
3. (not-comparable, usually) Coming from the northeast; northeasterly.
   • A September morning brought a stiff northeast wind that blew at 30 miles an hour and kept small craft out of the sound. 1987 October, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., “North Carolina's Outer Banks”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 510:
   • a northeast wind

Forms

northeast en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /noːˈθɪjst/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Towards the direction of the northeast; northeastwards.
   • We are travelling northeast at the moment.

Forms

northeast en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /noːˈθɪjst/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.

Meanings

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
   • The task of discussing priority concerns for this region is complicated by the fact that there are essentially two rural northeasts. 1990, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development, Rural Economic Development: Hearings, page 1604:

Forms

Antonyms

southwest

Deriveds

Northeast Europe · northeastern · east-northeasterly · east-northeast · northeasterly · northeastbound · northeast by north · north-northeast · north-northeasterly · northeast monsoon · Northeast African cheetah · Northeast Harbor · north-northeastern · east-northeastern · northeast by east · north-northeastwards · Northeast India · northeastwards · east-northeastwards

Translations (101)

mi raki-mā-rāwhiti (compass point) · ka ჩრდილოეთ-აღმოსავლეთი (compass point) · sh severoistok (compass point) · ta வடகிழக்கு (compass point) · nn nordaust (compass point) · bbc irisanna (compass point) · rm nordost (compass point) · mel wab alud (compass point) · th อีสาน (compass point) · tr kuzeydoğu (compass point) · ru норд-о́ст (compass point) · fa شمال شرقی (compass point) · et kirre (compass point) · vi đông bắc (compass point) · hy հյուսիս-արևելք (compass point) · fi koillinen (compass point) · izh koilliin (compass point) · hu északkelet (compass point) · jv narasunya (compass point) · mt grigal (compass point) · sh сјевероисток (compass point) · mi pāwhakarua (compass point) · hi पूर्वोत्तर (compass point) · id timur laut (compass point) · lv ziemeļaustrumi (compass point) · uk півні́чний схід (compass point) · jv lèr wétan (compass point) · eo nordoriento (compass point) · vi hướng đông bắc (compass point) · sl severovzhod (compass point) · es nordeste (compass point) · bcl amihanan-sirangan (compass point) · ko 북동 (compass point) · gl nordeste (compass point) · eu ipar-ekialde (compass point) · ia nord-est (compass point) · ja 丑寅 (compass point) · ja 東北 (compass point) · sh североисток (compass point) · hi उत्तर-पूर्व (compass point) · br biz (compass point) · mi kārapu (compass point) · izh itäpohja (compass point) · mel ragak (compass point) · gl nordés (compass point) · ru се́веро-восто́к (compass point) · ja 艮 (compass point) · is norðaustur (compass point) · my အရှေ့မြောက် (compass point) · mnw ဨသာန် (compass point) · cs severovýchod (compass point) · mk северои́сток (compass point) · pt nordeste (compass point) · eu ipar-sortalde (compass point) · nb nordøst (compass point) · mad tèmor ḍâjâ (compass point) · es nordoriente (compass point) · km ឦសាន (compass point) · hi उत्तरपूर्व (compass point) · is landnorður (compass point) · ka ჩრდილო-აღმოსავლეთი (compass point) · lt šiaurės rytai (compass point) · mi whakarua (compass point) · pl północny wschód (compass point) · fo landnyrðingur (compass point) · cy gogledd-ddwyrain (compass point) · ca nord-est (compass point) · cmn 東北 /东北 (compass point) · es noreste (compass point) · da nordøst (compass point) · bg северои́зток (compass point) · de Nordosten (compass point) · te ఈశాన్యం (compass point) · bdr timur delout (compass point) · mi marangai-mā-raro (compass point) · sv nordost (compass point) · io nord-esto (compass point) · ko 동북 (compass point) · es nororiente (compass point) · sk severovýchod (compass point) · lo ອີສານ (compass point) · be паўно́чны ўсход (compass point) · non landnorðr (compass point) · sw kaskazini-mashariki (compass point) · grc καικίας (compass point) · fr nord-est (compass point) · ja 北東 (compass point) · btx irisen (compass point) · nl noordoosten (compass point) · it nordest (compass point) · ro nord-est (compass point) · wal huuphessa arshsho (compass point) · jv lor wétan (compass point) · sh sjeveroistok (compass point) · rsk сиверовосток (compass point) · th ตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ (compass point) · uk норд-о́ст (compass point) · eo nordeosto (compass point) · nv náhookǫs dóó haʼaʼaah (compass point) · vi phía đông bắc (compass point) · el βορειοανατολικά (compass point)