northeastern B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled north-eastern US /ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/ UK /ˌnɔːˈθiː.stn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #39816 Meanings 1 adj In, from, or facing the northeast. They live in a small town in the northeastern part of the country. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · in, from, or facing the... northeast Etymology AI details From Middle English norþesterne, from Old English norþēasterne, equivalent to north + eastern. norþesterne Middle English norþēasterne Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # northeastern **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɔːˈθiː.stn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 39816 ## Meanings 1. In, from, or facing the northeast. ## Examples - They live in a small town in the northeastern part of the country. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: norþesterne - Root: norþēasterne ## Etymology From Middle English norþesterne, from Old English norþēasterne, equivalent to north + eastern. ## AI Etymology Northeastern comes from Middle English norþesterne, from Old English norþēasterne, equivalent to north + eastern. The historical chain includes Middle English norþesterne and Old English norþēasterne. Modern senses include in, from, or facing the northeast. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown