North East

proper noun

One of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.

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North East England
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Northeast

  1. UKOne of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.

    The letter was signed by Labour mayors in London, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, West Midlands, North East, West of England, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Midlands and York and North Yorkshire.

    2026 September 10, Ewan Somerville, Paul Seddon, “Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%”, in BBC News, retrieved 11 Sep 2026

    Synonyms: North East England

  2. USalternativeAlternative form of Northeast (“a region of the contiguous United States”).
  3. A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.
  4. A town in the north-east corner of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounOne of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.

Similar
North East England

Translations

Catalan North East England
  • North East Englandregion of England
Danish North East England
  • North East Englandregion of England
Dutch North East England, Noord-Oost-Engeland
  • North East Englandregion of England
  • Noord-Oost-Engelandregion of England
Esperanto Nordorienta Anglio
  • Nordorienta Anglioregion of England
French Angleterre du Nord-Est
  • Angleterre du Nord-Estregion of England
Norwegian Bokmål Nordøst-England
  • Nordøst-Englandregion of England
Portuguese Nordeste da Inglaterra
  • Nordeste da Inglaterraregion of England
Romanian North East England, Nord estul Angliei
  • North East Englandregion of England
  • Nord estul Anglieiregion of England
Spanish Nordeste de Inglaterra
  • Nordeste de Inglaterraregion of England
Swedish Nordöstra England
  • Nordöstra Englandregion of England
Cite this entry
APA

North East. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20East

MLA

“North East.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20East. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North East,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20East.

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