northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern
nȯrth-ˈē-stərn 
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
Examples of northeastern in a Sentence
the northeastern corner of the state
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Rhinoceroses in Kaziranga Kaziranga National Park in northeastern India is an UNESCO World Heritage Site that holds the planet’s largest population of Indian rhinoceroses, known for their distinctive single horn.
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Flood watches cover parts of six states, with the bull’s-eye of the most serious flood concern in central and northeastern Arizona and southwest Utah now into Saturday morning.
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In northeastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina, the greatest coastal flood threat is expected late on Friday morning through midday.
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Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Flood watches cover parts of six states, with the bull’s-eye of the most serious flood concern in central and northeastern Arizona and southwest Utah now into Saturday morning.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
In northeastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina, the greatest coastal flood threat is expected late on Friday morning through midday.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Last month, the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVOTL) vehicles were involved in a collision in the sky during a rehearsal for an airshow in northeastern China.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Northeastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northeastern. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern
nȯr-ˈthē-stərn
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
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