the northeast

noun

variants 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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Now Catalonia, the northeast region of Spain counting on Barcelona as its capital, accounts for a very significant chunk of the Spanish films playing this year’s San Sebastián Festival, one of its principal draws. Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Beech Park on the northeast side of town is also serving as a collection point. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Other Fort Worth grocery news In far north Fort Worth, a 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace in the Sendera Rancho Marketplace at the northeast corner of Rancho Canyon Way and Sendera Ranch Boulevard will open this fall. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Since then, its range has expanded to the north through Missouri and into southern Iowa and to the northeast into Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Carolina, Georgia as well as parts of Indiana and Illinois. Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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