1. A colourless odourless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gases; occurs in the air in small amounts
   - neon, atomic number 10

1. (of a man) born with the name of; formerly called
   "John Smith, né Jones"

1. A midwestern state on the Great Plains
   - Nebraska, Cornhusker State, Neb.
    
2. The direction or region between north and east
   "The storm was approaching from the NE";
   - northeast, nor'-east, northeastward

Derived forms: Nes

Type of: American state, argonon, compass point, direction, inert gas, noble gas, point

Part of: air, America, 'Merica, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Ne, Italy