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Northeast
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northeast north-east North East
English
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Alternative forms
en North East
Etymology
By proprialization from en northeast.
Proper noun
1
Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
en North South East West Northwest Southeast Southwest
en Q24460 en US The northeastern region of the contiguous United States including New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, sometimes inclusive of Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, Virginia and West Virginia.
en North<id:Q1357541> South<id:Q49042> East<id:Q1189650> West<id:Q12612> Northwest<id:Q944857> Southeast<id:Q1139046> Southwest<id:Q858847>
en Emily Badger West Virginia Has Everyone’s Attention. What Does It Really Need? w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/upshot/west-virginia-manchin-stimulus.html 2021-02-08 Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418214739/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/upshot/west-virginia-manchin-stimulus.html
en UK en North East a region of England.
en China The northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China.
en India The northeastern region of India including Assam and its surrounding states.
Related terms
en North East#Proper noun Northeastern<pos:adj> Northeastern Region#Proper noun
Proper noun
en place c/USA:
en twp co/Adams County s/Illinois.
en twp co/Orange County s/Indiana.
en defined community in city/Minneapolis s/Minnesota.
en section city/Billings s/Montana.
en quadrant city/Washington, D.C..
Synonyms
US en North Southern US
China en Manchuria, en Inner Manchuria sometimes proscribed
India en Seven Sisters, en Seven Sister States
See also
en New England
Anagrams
en aehnorstt Athertons