North East England

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.

“Meronyms: Tyneside, Geordieland”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.

    Meronyms: Tyneside, Geordieland

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    Holonyms: Northern England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe

    The high banks of the rivers of North East England have led to the shipment of coal from staiths by the simple process of shooting it down gravity spouts from bottom-door wagons.

    1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 10

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
north east
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APA

North East England. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20East%20England

MLA

“North East England.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20East%20England. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North East England,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20East%20England.

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