Northeast

See also: northeast

English

Proper noun

Northeast

1. (US) The northeastern region of the contiguous United States including New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, sometimes inclusive of Maryland and Virginia.
2. (UK) The northeastern counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Teesside, and Durham in England.
3. (China) The northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China.
4. The northeastern part of any region.

Synonyms

• (US): North (Southern US)
• (China): Manchuria, Inner Manchuria (sometimes proscribed)

See also

• New England