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northeastern

adj — 3 senses

northeastern

adjalso spelled Northeastern

UK /ˌnɔːˈθiː.stn̩/ · US /ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/

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

1

Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.

Derived terms
northeasterner, northeasternmost
Related terms
east-northeastern, northeasterly, North-Eastern Rhodesia, northeastern water tick, north-northeastern

Northeastern

adj

Etymology By surface analysis, equally (1) Northeast + -ern or (2) a proprialization from northeastern.

1

Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

2

US Of or relating to the northeastern region of the contiguous United States.

  • He was not the first Northeastern banker to be surprised by what he saw when he stepped off the train into this Western city.
Related terms
Northeastern Region

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for northeastern and Northeastern.