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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Santa Ana winds blowing from the northeast are expected to gust between 10 to 25 mph, but are forecast to subside later in the day. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, thousands of Islamic State fighters remain in prisons in the northeast under SDF control. —

Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024 To see the Geminid meteor shower, look toward the northeast, in the direction of the constellation Gemini. —

Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024 According to the Hollywood Reporter, the island shown in the teaser has been identified as Lindisfarne in Northumberland along the northeast coast of England, hinting that the film takes place in the remote location. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the northeast

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