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North East

North East proper noun: one of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire. Also the alternative form of Northeast.

Proper noun

North East

  1. (UK) One of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.
  2. A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.
  3. A town in the north-east corner of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Also used as

North East is also the alternative form of Northeast.

Synonyms of North East

Forms of North East

alternative formNortheast

Questions about North East

What does North East mean?
North East means one of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.
What part of speech is North East?
North East is a proper noun.

Words near North East in the dictionary

  1. North Dorset
  2. North Downs
  3. North Duffield
  4. North Dumfries
  5. North Dundas
  6. North East
  7. North East Delhi
  8. North East Derbyshire
  9. North East England
  10. North East Land
  11. North East Lincolnshire

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