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  • proper noun The northeastern states of the United States.
  • proper noun The northeastern counties of England including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside and Durham.
  • proper noun The northeastern part of any region.

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Examples

  • NORTHEAST CHILDREN'S ZONE -- Initiative that aims to recreate the Harlem Children's Zone in Northeast gets $500,000 federal grant, Bill Turque reports: Parkside-Kenilworth is one of 21 communities nationwide that received a total of $10 million in seed money to help duplicate Geoffrey Canada's Harlem initiative, designed to provide a seamless web of social and educational services for low-income children and families from birth through college.

    DeMorning DeBonis: Sept. 22, 2010 2010

  • This places a second upper-level ridge (follow the purple line) across the South and Southeast (more subtle, beneath the arrow in the image above) which leads to a storm track that forces low pressure systems to track to the northeast towards the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Region before reforming off the Northeast coast.

    A detailed look at this winter's biggest players Wes Junker 2010

  • The system was expected to crawl northeast throughout the day, pushing snow and freezing rain into the Northeast and New England.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • The system was expected to crawl northeast throughout the day, pushing snow and freezing rain into the Northeast and New England.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • But a low pressure system to the northeast could continue pushing some light moisture over the extreme Northeast and allow for light snow.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • The system was expected to crawl northeast throughout the day, pushing snow and freezing rain into the Northeast and New England.

    Home By WEATHER UNDERGROUND 2010

  • The system was expected to crawl northeast throughout the day, pushing snow and freezing rain into the Northeast and New England.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • The system was expected to crawl northeast throughout the day, pushing snow and freezing rain into the Northeast and New England.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • The system was expected to crawl northeast throughout the day, pushing snow and freezing rain into the Northeast and New England.

    WCAX - Local News 2010

  • The system was expected to crawl northeast throughout the day, pushing snow and freezing rain into the Northeast and New England.

    Fore, right! WEATHER UNDERGROUND 2010

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