Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

north-eastern

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: north-east-ern
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of northeastern.

British usage

Example Sentences

"I first examined the large series of fine skulls from the Chen-kou-ting district of North-eastern Ssuchuan, close to the border of Shensi and Hupei."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more north-eastern (comparative) most north-eastern (superlative)

Questions

What does north-eastern mean?: Alternative form of northeastern.

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