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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Natomas High School is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Truxel and San Juan roads.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Meteors belonging to the Lyrid shower will appear to originate from a patch of sky close to the bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra, which can be found rising in the northeast during the evening and climbing higher toward dawn.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The college uses over 60% of its 173 acres on the northeast campus, which is higher than at other campuses, LeBlanc wrote.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Tucked up against the northeast side of the rugged Julian Alps near the Austrian border, Lake Bled comes complete with a sweeping alpine panorama, a cliff-hanging medieval castle, a lazy lakeside promenade, and a fairy-tale island topped with a church.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Meteors belonging to the Lyrid shower will appear to originate from a patch of sky close to the bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra, which can be found rising in the northeast during the evening and climbing higher toward dawn.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The college uses over 60% of its 173 acres on the northeast campus, which is higher than at other campuses, LeBlanc wrote.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Tucked up against the northeast side of the rugged Julian Alps near the Austrian border, Lake Bled comes complete with a sweeping alpine panorama, a cliff-hanging medieval castle, a lazy lakeside promenade, and a fairy-tale island topped with a church.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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