Northeast Meaning
/noːˈθɪjst/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
adjOf, in or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.
Sentence Examples
The land to the northeast was low-lying.
Tsez is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 15,000 people in Dagestan.
Their next attack was northeast of Paris in May.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The storm's trajectory was ____, taking it directly from the Atlantic to the coast of Maine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The storm is moving toward the ____, bringing heavy rain and strong winds with it.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English northest, from Old English norþēast, equivalent to north + east.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The storm's trajectory was ____, taking it directly from the Atlantic to the coast of Maine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The storm is moving toward the ____, bringing heavy rain and strong winds with it.