Alternative spellings

• north-east
• nor'-east

Noun

northeast (uncountable)

1. The compass point halfway between north and east, specifically 45°, abbreviated as NE.

Derived terms

• northeastern
• northeast by east
• northeast by north

Antonyms

• southwest

Coordinate terms

• (compass point): northwest, southeast, southwest

Adjective

northeast (comparative more northeast, superlative most northeast)

1. Towards the northeast; northeastward.
2. Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.

Antonyms

• southwest

Northeast or north east is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest.

The terms northeast and north east are often used by themselves to refer to the northeastern sector of a geographic area, or to entities based in such a region.

In Africa:

• North Eastern Province (Kenya)
• North-East District (Botswana)

In Asia and Oceania:

• Northeast India or the Seven Sister States
• North East Delhi, a district of Delhi
• North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
• Northeast China, or Manchuria
• North East District, Singapore
• North-East Region, Singapore
• Northeast Thailand
• Northeast Province (IMCRA region), an Australian marine biogeographic province

In Europe:

• North East (London Assembly constituency)
• North East England, one of the official government regions of England
• North East Scotland, an electoral region, but in wider use to refer to the area made up of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray

In North and South America:

• Nord-Est Department, Haiti
• North East, Maryland
• North East, New York
• North East, Pennsylvania
• Northeast, Minneapolis (sometimes referred to as Nordeast)
• Northeast Region, Brazil, an official grouping of states for economic and statistical purposes
• the Atlantic Northeast region of North America
• Washington DC (northeast), the northeast quadrant of Washington, DC
• the northeastern United States

Airlines:

• Northeast Airlines, a now defunct US airline which began operations in 1931 and merged with Delta Air Lines 1972
• Northeast Airlines (charter), a now defunct airline which bought the rights to the original Northeast Airlines logos
• Northeast Airlines (UK), a now defunct British airline which began operations in 1951 as BKS and was merged into British Airways in 1976
• Northeast Airlines (China), a planned start-up airline to be based in Shenyang, People's Republic of China
• Northeast Express Regional Airlines, a now defunct Maine-based regional airline which operated as an affiliate of Northwest Airlines

Other uses:

• Northeast (film), a 2005 Argentine film