northeastern

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UK/ˌnɔːˈθiː.stn̩/US/ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/

adjective

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

“He was not the first Northeastern banker to be surprised by what he saw when he stepped off the train into this Western city.”

Similar
northeasterlynortheastnortheastern
OriginMiddle English norþesterne ← Old English norþēasterne →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

northeastern1

adjectivenortheastern (comparative more northeastern, superlative most northeastern)

comparative more northeastern · superlative most northeastern · alternative UK north-eastern

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

Northeastern2

adjectiveNortheastern (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
    1. USnot comparableOf 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesituated in or oriented toward the northeast

Similar
northeasterlynortheastnorth

adjectiveof a region of the United States generally including the New England states, New York, and sometimes New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Similar
eastern
Also see
easternnortheastnortheasterly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

northeastern · adjective

  1. Old Englishnorþēasterne
  2. Middle Englishnorþesterne
  3. Englishnortheastern

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

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Northeastern · adjective

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

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Translations

Catalan nord-oriental
  • nord-orientalnortheastern
Chinese Mandarin 東北的 /东北的
  • 東北的 /东北的 (dōngběi de)northeastern
Czech severovýchodní
  • severovýchodnínortheastern
Dutch noordoostelijk
  • noordoostelijknortheastern
Esperanto nordorienta
  • nordorientanortheastern
Finnish koillinen
  • koillinennortheastern
French nord-oriental
  • nord-orientalnortheastern
German nordöstlich
  • nordöstlichnortheastern
Greek βορειοανατολικός
  • βορειοανατολικός (voreioanatolikós)northeastern
Hindi उत्तरपूर्वी
  • उत्तरपूर्वी (uttarpūrvī)northeastern
Hungarian északkeleti
  • északkeletinortheastern
Irish thoir thuaidh
  • thoir thuaidhnortheastern
Italian nordorientale
  • nordorientalenortheastern
Japanese 北東の, 東北の
  • 北東の (hokutō no)northeastern
  • 東北の (tōhoku no)northeastern
Korean 동북의, 북동의
  • 동북의 (dongbug-ui)northeastern
  • 북동의 (bukdong-ui)northeastern
Polish północno-wschodni
  • północno-wschodninortheastern
Portuguese nordestino
  • nordestinonortheastern
Romanian nord-vestic
  • nord-vesticnortheastern
Russian се́веро-восто́чный
  • се́веро-восто́чный (sévero-vostóčnyj)northeastern
Spanish del nordeste, al nordeste
  • del nordestenortheastern
  • al nordestenortheastern
  • nororientalnortheastern
  • nordorientalnortheastern
  • nordestalnortheastern
  • norestalnortheastern

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with northeastern

eastern
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Cite this entry
APA

northeastern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northeastern

MLA

“northeastern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northeastern. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northeastern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northeastern.

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