"northeast" meaning in English

See northeast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: northeast [singular], – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|northeast|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Northeasth is the direction between north and east.
    Sense id: simple-northeast-en-noun-0ETtsHZf
  2. The northeast is a place is the part that is to the north and east.
    Sense id: simple-northeast-en-noun-UIyN3BVX

Preposition

Forms: northeast
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. In the direction northeast; to the northeast.
    Sense id: simple-northeast-en-prep-BdWLCvnF
     
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        {
          "text": "It is about twenty miles northeast of San Francisco."
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