Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

north east

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
north east
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.

British usage

name

Alternative form of Northeast (“a region of the contiguous United States”).

American usage

name

A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.

name

A town in the north-east corner of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Northeast (alternative)

Phrases

Northeastern Region

Frequently Paired Words

Northeast Northeastern Northeastern Region

Synonyms

North East England

Questions

What does north east mean?
One of nine official administrative regions of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham as well as a small part of North Yorkshire.

How to pronounce north east

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