northeastern

adjective

north·​east·​ern nȯrth-ˈē-stərn How to pronounce northeastern (audio)
1
often Northeastern : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
northeasternmost
nȯrth-ˈē-stərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce northeastern (audio)
adjective

Examples of northeastern in a Sentence

the northeastern corner of the state
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Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Historically, most Lyme cases were limited to a small region, including the Great Lakes area and northeastern US. — Hannah Chinn, NPR, 30 June 2026 The final destination on our whistlestop tour is, fittingly, Smithson’s 1970 work Spiral Jetty, on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026 In 2018, a blaze east of Athens killed more than 100 people, while a massive fire in 2023, which tore through a remote nature reserve in northeastern Greece, was the largest wildfire recorded in the EU. — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for northeastern

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of northeastern was before the 12th century

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northeastern

adjective
north·​east·​ern nȯr-ˈthē-stərn How to pronounce northeastern (audio)
1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast

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