northeastern

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled north-eastern

US /ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/ UK /ˌnɔːˈθiː.stn̩/
adj Freq #39816

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    In, from, or facing the northeast.

    They live in a small town in the northeastern part of the country.

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1 adj · in, from, or facing the... northeast

Etymology

From Middle English norþesterne, from Old English norþēasterne, equivalent to north + eastern.

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