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southwestern

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south·west  (south-wst, sou-wst)
n.
1. Abbr. SW The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due south and due west, or 135° west of due north.
2. An area or region lying in the southwest.
3. Southwest A region of the southwest United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and Nevada and sometimes Utah and Colorado.
adj.
1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the southwest.
2. Originating in or coming from the southwest: a southwest wind.
adv.
In, from, or toward the southwest.

south·western adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Southwestern - a dialect of Middle English
Middle English - English from about 1100 to 1450
Adj.1.southwestern - situated in or oriented toward the southwest
south - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"
2.southwestern - of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"
Translations
southwestern [saʊθˈwestən] ADJsudoeste, suroeste, del sudoeste, del suroeste
the southwestern part of the islandla parte sudoeste or suroeste de la isla
in southwestern Spainen el sudoeste or suroeste de España, al sudoeste or suroeste de España
the southwestern coastla costa sudoeste or suroeste or suroccidental


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The duel with knives in a dark room was once a commoner feature of Southwestern life than it is likely to be again.
We struck the enclosure about the middle of the south side, and almost at the same time, seven mutineers--Job Anderson, the boatswain, at their head--appeared in full cry at the southwestern corner.
I do not know in the least how Goldsmith's Greece came into my hands, though I fancy it must have been procured for me because of a taste which I showed for that kind of reading, and I can imagine no greater luck for a small boy in a small town of Southwestern Ohio well-nigh fifty years ago.
 
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