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Meaning of northeast

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  northeast
      adv 1: to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: {northeast},
             {north-east}, {nor'-east}]
      adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the
             northeasterly part of the island" [syn: {northeastern},
             {northeasterly}, {northeast}]
      2: coming from the northeast; "northeasterly winds" [syn:
         {northeasterly}, {northeast}]
      n 1: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45
           degrees [syn: {northeast}, {nor'-east}, {northeastward},
           {NE}]
      2: the northeastern region of the United States [syn:
         {Northeast}, {northeastern United States}]
      3: the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass
         point
      4: a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or
         city

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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