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northeast

adverb
  1. to, toward, or in the northeast
    north-eastnor'-east
adjective
  1. situated in or oriented toward the northeast
    “the northeasterly part of the island”
    northeasternnortheasterly
  2. coming from the northeast
    “northeasterly winds”
    northeasterly
noun
  1. a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
  2. the compass point midway between north and east
    nor'-eastnortheastward
  3. the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point