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northeastern

Pronunciation:  n`orth'eesturn

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  of a region of the United States generally including the New England states; New York; and sometimes New Jersey and Pennsylvania
  2. [adj]  situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the northeasterly part of the island"
 
 Synonyms: eastern, north, northeast, northeasterly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\North`east"ern\, a.
Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.

 

 

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