NEK

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See also: nek, nec, neck, -nek, нек, and -nék

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NEK

  1. Abbreviation of Northeast Kingdom.
    • 2008, Michael Blanding, Alexandra Hall, Vermont (Moon Handbooks), Emeryville, CA: Avalon Travel, →ISBN, page 180:
      Once a mill town producing everything from doors to bowling pins, the central NEK town of Barton is now better known for its easy access to waterborne recreation.
    • 2020, Tim Traver, Fly Fishing & Conservation in Vermont, Charleston, SC: The History Press, →ISBN, page 184:
      At more than three hundred feet deep, Willoughby is one of the deepest and most beautiful lakes in the NEK.
    • 2021, Maureen P. Hall, “Living Divided No More”, in Maureen P. Hall, Aubrie K. Brault, editors, Academia from the Inside, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 49:
      Here in the NEK, I am located on the southern edge of the boreal forest that begins in Canada. Being here in northern Vermont, immersed in this boreal forest, I have been reflecting on my academic journey.