northeastern

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective situated in or oriented toward the northeast
adjective of a region of the United States generally including the New England states; New York; and sometimes New Jersey and Pennsylvania

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

In an hour it had passed below the northeastern horizon. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson
This was my birthplace in the United Provinces of northeastern India. — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
This is the county-seat of Elko County, the northeastern county of the State. — Sword and Pen: Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier, John Algernon Owens

northeasterly, northeast

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