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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Covering more than 9,500 square miles of land in northeastern India, the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape, or KKAL, is fragmented.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The American Meteor Society logged 142 witness reports of a fireball in the region Thursday, mainly in northeastern Georgia and western South Carolina, at around 12:21 p.m. ET.
—James Powel, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Earlier this week, a vivid green fireball flared to life in the skies above the northeastern U.S, tracking a northerly path before being overwhelmed by the friction of atmospheric entry.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
Only one of those immigrants is from South Sudan, a politically unstable country in northeastern Africa.
—Eleanor Paynter, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The American Meteor Society logged 142 witness reports of a fireball in the region Thursday, mainly in northeastern Georgia and western South Carolina, at around 12:21 p.m. ET.
—James Powel, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Earlier this week, a vivid green fireball flared to life in the skies above the northeastern U.S, tracking a northerly path before being overwhelmed by the friction of atmospheric entry.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
Only one of those immigrants is from South Sudan, a politically unstable country in northeastern Africa.
—Eleanor Paynter, The Conversation, 24 June 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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