northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern
nȯrth-ˈē-stərn 
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
Examples of northeastern in a Sentence
the northeastern corner of the state
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The facility will be built at Stellantis’ Zaragoza site in northeastern Spain and is expected to be up and running by the end of 2026.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
And while Syria’s Kurds have, since 2011, largely defended their autonomy in the northeastern corner of Syria that borders Turkey and Iraq, the political winds have shifted against the SDF.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
The 25-year-old from the northeastern town of Rădăuți specializes in the sniper position in the game, which pits shooters against one another in a series of terror attacks.
—Katherine Love, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The facility will be built at Stellantis’ Zaragoza site in northeastern Spain and is expected to be up and running by the end of 2026.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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northeastern
adjective
north·east·ern
nȯr-ˈthē-stərn
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northeast
2
: lying toward or coming from the northeast
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