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• n  the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
• n  the northeastern region of the United States
• n  the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
• n  a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
• s  situated in or oriented toward the northeast
  the northeasterly part of the island
• s  coming from the northeast
  northeasterly winds
• r  to, toward, or in the northeast

• President Bush won the northeast corner of the state with two-thirds of the vote in 2004, the same margin that elected the last Republican congressman there in 2006.
• Gawng Lang sits on a lonely hilltop in northeast Burma, sheltered by gently swaying bamboo.
• The African regions are divided neatly by a boundary running northeast through Ghana, Togo, Dahomey, Upper Volta, Niger, Mali, and into Algeria (see map).

• nor'-east
• northeastward
• NE
• Northeast
• northeastern United States
• northeastern
• northeasterly
• north-east

News & Articles

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• Northeast Ohio duo indicted for selling 'bath salts' on website
  Two people from Northeast Ohio indicted for conspiracy with intent to distribute bath salts
  June 26, 2013 - WKYC Cleveland
• Northeast Wisconsin Reacts to Gay Marriage Ruling
  APPLETON- Here in Northeast Wisconsin people are split on the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision
  June 26, 2013 - NBC26 Green Bay
• Northeast Missouri residents get to learn about upcoming road projects
  Northeast Missouri residents will get the chance to learn about an upcoming roadwork project.
  June 25, 2013 - WGEM Quincy

Quotes

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• John McCain in NEWS.com.au
  We've won some of the biggest states in the country. We have won primaries in the West, the South, the Midwest, and the Northeast,senator McCain told his supporters. "And although I've never minded the role of the underdog ...... we must...
• Barack Obama in Reuters
  North Korea is directly and recklessly challenging the international community. North Korea's behavior increases tensions and undermines stability in Northeast Asia,Obama said in a statement.
• Hu Jintao in guardian.co.uk
  Still, Hu agreed with Lee that the "rocket launch would negatively affect peace and stability in Northeast Asia and there should be a discussion among related countries" after it takes place, Lee's office said.