Definition of northeast
: to, toward, or in the northeast
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Examples of northeast in a Sentence
It's a few miles northeast of here.
We left the city and headed northeast.
Recent Examples of northeast from the Web
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The decision revealed Tuesday means that AAA will no longer warn its members to drive with extreme caution or take alternate routes from U.S. Highway 301 through the towns, about 15 miles northeast of Gainesville.
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Your information will be used as described in our Privacy Notice Two Kingwood wrestlers are putting in work this summer - 800 miles northeast of their high school campus.
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Alcoholics Anonymous was founded 83 years ago, 330 miles northeast of Louisville, in Akron, Ohio.
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The area extends roughly from Victoria in South Texas northeast to Houston and over to the Louisiana border — a region approximately the size of Massachusetts.
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The area extends roughly from Victoria in South Texas northeast to Houston and over to the Louisiana border.
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Volcanic activity also takes place along a straight southwest-northeast line known as the East Rift Zone.
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Kotlik is on the east bank of the Kotlik Slough, 35 miles northeast of Emmonak and 165 miles northwest of Bethel.
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Steen, who was voted to be chair on Jan. 29 by his fellow trustees, is a former Texas secretary of state and represents CPS Energy’s northeast quadrant.
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First Known Use of northeast
before 12th century
Definition of northeast
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: coming from the northeast
- a northeast wind
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: situated toward or at the northeast
- the northeast corner
Examples of northeast in a Sentence
My office is in the northeast corner of the building.
Recent Examples of northeast from the Web
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The Voodoo Lounge, located on the northeast wing, fuses sports bar culture and live music with trivia nights and video poker. The glassed-in patio space seats up to 56 guests.
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More Hot Properties: 4 bedrooms, elevator and waterfall in $539K wooded home on northeast side Treehouse on Geist: Treehouse on the water can be yours for $835,000 The property, which includes three lots, is just north of the White River Yacht Club.
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The development also would require officials to annex the area, just outside of the northeast side of Lake Zurich, into village limits, officials said.
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Back in February a cougar sighting was confirmed by Brookfield police on the suburb's northeast side.
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In northeast Arkansas, Albert Foster, 83, was killed when his trailer home toppled under high winds, Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller told KAIT-TV.
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The bacterium that causes tularemia is present in some wildlife in northeast Illinois such as wild rabbits, muskrats and beavers, but wild animals generally do not exhibit signs of the disease, according to the county.
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Now, Warden Virgil McMullen - who oversaw the facility in Rosharon - has been demoted and moved to the Johnston Unit, more than 200 miles away in northeast Texas.
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The final phase of a $65 million development at Boise's busiest entryway has begun, with a five-story office building to go up on the vacant northeast corner of 13th and Myrtle streets Downtown.
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First Known Use of northeast
before 12th century
Definition of northeast
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: the general direction between north and east
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: the point midway between the north and east compass points
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capitalized
: regions or countries lying to the northeast of a specified or implied point of orientation
Examples of northeast in a Sentence
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
Parts of the Northeast were hit hard by the storm.
I grew up in the Northeast.
Recent Examples of northeast from the Web
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The canine tale is scheduled to screen at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 14, on the northeast lawn of downtown’s Lake Eola Park.
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Nearly all the food is sourced at the chef's northeast Boulder farm.
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Channel 2 Action News Chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said Hurricane Chris helped keep North Georgia mostly dry the past few days, and the storm moving up the northeast coast will only allow more moist, humid air to move in.
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Then, several families emerged from the ICE center in northeast San Antonio.
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While Massachusetts has had needle exchanges for years, the northeast part of that stateonly got its first program in 2017 and a second this year, officials said.
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The blaze has closed the Pacific Crest Trail in Soda Mountain Wilderness from I-5 northeast to Highway 66 in Jackson County, Ore., Cal Fire said.
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County zoning requirements cover the north portion of the county past Route 50 or north of the northeast shore of the South River.
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Her county, Madison, northeast of Indianapolis, is typical of many Donnelly-Trump counties.
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First Known Use of northeast
before 12th century
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Definition of northeast for English Language Learners
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: located in or toward the northeast
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: coming from the northeast
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Definition of northeast for English Language Learners
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: the direction between north and east
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the northeast : the northeastern part of a country or region; especially : the northeastern part of the U.S.
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Definition of northeast for Students
: to or toward the direction between north and east
- We headed northeast.
Definition of northeast for Students
: placed toward, facing, or coming from the northeast
- the northeast part of a state
Definition of northeast for Students
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: the direction between north and east
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capitalized
: regions or countries northeast of a point that is mentioned or understood
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