north-east

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the northeast

   Synonymsnortheastnor'-east

Questions about north-east

What does north-east mean?

north-east means "to, toward, or in the northeast".

How many syllables are in north-east?

north-east has 2 syllables: nor-th-east. The stress falls on "th-east". In IPA it is /ˌnɔɹˈθist/.

What is another word for north-east?

Close synonyms include northeast, nor'-east. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is north-east a common word?

north-east is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.