the northeast
noun
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or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
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Officials in Moldova said in a statement that 11 Russian drones entered their airspace overnight into Tuesday morning, one of which fell on a house in the northeast of the country.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
The Danish government set out to solve this problem by establishing a new settlement in the northeast, near the mouth of the Scoresby Sound fjord.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Born in 1966 above a shop in the northeast of England, Berghaus has spent nearly six decades making gear to help people get out there.
—Jeff Moag, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
CardVault by Tom Brady was founded in 2020 and now has nine locations across the country, mostly concentrated in the northeast.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
The Danish government set out to solve this problem by establishing a new settlement in the northeast, near the mouth of the Scoresby Sound fjord.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Born in 1966 above a shop in the northeast of England, Berghaus has spent nearly six decades making gear to help people get out there.
—Jeff Moag, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
CardVault by Tom Brady was founded in 2020 and now has nine locations across the country, mostly concentrated in the northeast.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the northeast
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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