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noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
adjective toward the northeast
adverb in a northeastward direction
originEtymology tree English northeast Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English northeastward From northeast + -ward.
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