northeastern corner

collocation in English

meaningsofnortheasternandcorner

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northeastern
adjective
uk
/ˌnɔːˈθiː.stən/us
/ˌnɔːrˈθiː.stɚn/
in or from ...
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corner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/us
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, ...
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(Definition ofnortheasternandcornerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A small offering had been buried on thenortheasterncornerof the square, under a wellprepared floor.
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A smaller room is accessed via a small hallway in thenortheasterncornerof the house.
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The minaret, situated on thenortheasterncornerof the complex, stands on a 5m ft-high base and its octagonal shaft is 40m ft high.
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There is only one other road in the suburb, in thenortheasterncorner.
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Clay is common near thenortheasterncornerand part of the western shores.
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This newly leased area was in thenortheasterncornerof the base.
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This tract of land measured 16 acres (65,000 m) and now makes up thenortheasterncornerof the current shipyard.
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The second inflow is a forest creek that flows in the pond near itsnortheasterncorner.
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There is a public garden in thenortheasterncorner.
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Most of the population lives in thenortheasterncornerof the reservation.
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It had its own chapel and was linked to thenortheasterncornerof the cathedral.
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A cemetery is located in thenortheasterncornerof the community.
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The square shaped towers projected out from the wall surrounding the southern side of the forecastle and itsnortheasterncorner.
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Excavation revealed a four-chambered, north-facing gate complex near thenortheasterncornerand three storerooms, a pair of granaries, a moat and a defensive wall.
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The northern wall holds two small restrooms, with the kitchen once located in thenortheasterncorner.
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However, the residential and commercial section is mostly in thenortheasterncorner.
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Grasslands are restricted to thenortheasterncornerinterspersed with xerophilous scrub.
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The district constitutes thenortheasterncornerof the country.
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The only privately owned properties that are somewhat submerged into the park are at thenortheasterncornerof the park.
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