Northeast

See also: northeast, north-east, and North East

English

Alternative forms

• North East

Proper noun

the Northeast

1. (US) The northeastern region of the contiguous United States including New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, sometimes inclusive of Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, Virginia and West Virginia.
2. (UK) Alternative form of North East (“a region of England”)
3. (China) The northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China.
4. (India) The northeastern region of India including Assam and its surrounding states.

Synonyms

• (US): North (Southern US)
• (China): Manchuria, Inner Manchuria (sometimes proscribed)
• (India): Seven Sisters, Seven Sister States

See also

• New England

Anagrams

• Athertons