north-east

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of northeast.

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative form of northeast.

Adverb

1. 1
   Alternative form of northeast.

Proper noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   Alternative form of Northeast (“a region of the contiguous United States”).
3. 3
   A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.