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northeast

 
Dictionary: north·east   (nôrth-ēst', nôr-ēst') pronunciation
n.
  1. (Abbr. NE) The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and due east, or 45° east of due north.
  2. An area or region lying in the northeast.
  3. Northeast A region of the northeast United States, generally including the New England states, New York, and sometimes Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
adj.
  1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the northeast.
  2. Originating in or coming from the northeast: a northeast wind.
adv.
In, from, or toward the northeast.

northeastern north·east'ern adj.

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IN BRIEF: adv. - In the direction opposite southwest.

pronunciation They turned the ship to a northeast heading in hopes of finding land.

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Northeast or north east is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest.

The terms northeast and north east are often used by themselves to refer to the northeastern sector of a geographic area, or to entities based in such a region.

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Common misspelling(s) of northeastern

  • northereastern

Translations: Northeast
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nordøst
adj. - nordøstlig
adv. - nordøstlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
noordoosten, noordoostelijk, noordooster-, noordoostwaarts, ten noordoosten (van)

Français (French)
n. - nord-est
adj. - nord-est, de nord-est
adv. - vers le nord-est, au nord-est

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nordosten
adj. - nordöstlich
adv. - nordöstlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βορειοανατολική θέση
adj. - βορειοανατολικός
adv. - βορειοανατολικά

Italiano (Italian)
Nordest, del Nordest

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nordeste (m)
adj. - nordeste
adv. - em direção ao nordeste

Русский (Russian)
северо-восток, северо-восточный

Español (Spanish)
n. - nordeste
adj. - del nordeste
adv. - hacia el nordeste

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nordost, nordöst
adj. - nordostlig, nordöstra
adv. - mot/i nordost

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
东北, 东北的, 来自东北的, 向东北的, 向东北, 来自东北

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 東北
adj. - 東北的, 來自東北的, 向東北的
adv. - 向東北, 來自東北

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 동북
adj. - 동북의[에 있는, 에 면한]
adv. - 동북에[으로, 으로 부터]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 北東, 北東部, 北東部地方
adj. - 北東の, 北東への
adv. - 北東へ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشمال الشرقي (صفه) شمال شرقي (ظرف) نحو الشمال الشرقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צפון-מזרח‬
adj. - ‮צפון-מזרחי‬
adv. - ‮צפונה-מזרחה‬


 
 
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NEbN (abbreviation)

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