Definition of "north-eastern" []

• Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north-east (adjective)
• Blowing from the north-east; north-easterly (adjective)

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• "The death toll from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is expected to run into the tens of thousands as local and international rescue teams continue searching through the ruins of north-eastern coastal cities for survivors."
• "Apr-Sep; from £160 for a weekend, £240 midweek, £495 per full week; 07773 505671Cae Wennol is situated in an 11-acre, family-run smallholding in the north-eastern approaches of the Snowdonia national park."
• "It took 10 years to rebuild Kobe after the earthquake in 1995, but that timeframe is now looking optimistic for the reconstruction needed along the north-eastern coastline of Japan."