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northeastern

Today it means: Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast. Full definition →

Middle English norþesterne ← Old English norþēasterne

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northeastern · adjective¹

Old English · inherited fromnorþēasterne
Middle English · inherited fromnorþesterne
English todaynortheastern

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

Northeastern · adjective²

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

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