Northeastern
Northeastern adjective - Situated in or oriented toward the northeast.
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Synonyms for Northeastern
Southeastern and northeastern are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Southeastern" instead an adjective "Northeastern".
Nearby Word: northeaster
Southeastern
Southeastern adjective - Situated in or oriented toward the southeast.
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Synonyms for Southeastern
Northeastern and southeastern are semantically related. You can use "Northeastern" instead an adjective "Southeastern".
Nearby Word: southeaster
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Ironically, while the strictly defined "Lovecraft Country" is concentrated in northeastern Massachusetts, in real life there actually is a hub of alleged paranormal sightings in southeastern Massachusetts known as the Bridgewater Triangle.
Source: Lovecraft Country -
Our Presidents Are Different: President Johnny Gentle, former lounge singer and rabid germaphobe, but also responsible for turning a vast swath of Northeastern US and Southeastern Canada into a hazardous waste dump, falls somewhere between President Buffoon and President Lunatic.
Source: Literature / Infinite Jest
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