Definition of northeastern
1 often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
2 : lying toward or coming from the northeast
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Examples of northeastern in a Sentence
the northeastern corner of the state
Recent Examples of northeastern from the Web
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Grann’s expertly crafted narrative begins in the 1870s, when the Osage were driven off their land in southeastern Kansas and relocated to a seemingly even more worthless plot in northeastern Oklahoma.
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Hazel Jarrell, who is 104 years old, was a member of the class of 1932 at Canton Township High School, the first graduating class at the school now known as Canton South High School in northeastern Ohio.
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What has largely been a distant threat to many countries in the West has been a matter of life and death in the northeastern corner of the European Union.
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Toshiba has been involved in the design of 17 reactors in Japan, including two at Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, whose reactors sank into meltdowns after the March 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan.
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Teams from northeastern Connecticut, as well as Massachusetts and Rhode Island, set up camp for the weekend.
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Jon, who grew up in northeastern Iowa and landed here in the summer of 1991, is a worthy guide who’s helped lead tours of Japanese up the mountain.
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A tornado watch was in effect for more than a dozen northeastern Illinois counties until 8 p.m. Friday.
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A typical route might run from Kranjska Gora in northwest Slovenia down to Duino on the Adriatic coast in northeastern Italy, although there are many other options.
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Before 12th Century
First Known Use of northeastern
before 12th century
NORTHEASTERN Defined for English Language Learners
northeastern
playDefinition of northeastern for English Language Learners
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: located in or toward the northeast
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: of or relating to the northeast
NORTHEASTERN Defined for Kids
northeastern
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1 often cap : of, relating to, or like that of the Northeast northeastern forests
2 : lying toward or coming from the northeast the northeastern corner of the state
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