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northwestern

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north·west  (nôrth-wst, nôr-wst)
n.
1. Abbr. NW The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and due west, or 45° west of due north.
2. An area or region lying in the northwest.
3. Northwest
a. A historical region of the north-central United States west of the Mississippi River and north of the Missouri River.
b. A region of the northwest United States, generally including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
adj.
1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the northwest.
2. Originating in or coming from the northwest: a northwest wind.
adv.
In, from, or toward the northwest.

north·western adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.northwestern - situated in or oriented toward the northwest
north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
2.northwestern - of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"
Translations
northwestern [ˈnɔːθˈwestən] ADJnoroeste, del noroeste
the northwestern part of the islandla parte noroeste or noroccidental de la isla
the northwestern coastla costa noroeste or noroccidental
in northwestern Spainen el noroeste or al noroeste de España, en la España noroccidental
northwestern [ˌnɔːθˈwɛstən] adjdi nordovest
northwestern [ˌnɔːθˈwɛstən] adjdi nordovest


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The arrangements that may be necessary for those angles and fractions of our territory which lie on our northwestern frontier, must be left to those whom further discoveries and experience will render more equal to the task.
At last Werper succeeded in leading his companion toward the distant hills which mark the northwestern boundary of the valley, and together the two set out in the direction of the Greystoke bungalow.
At any time the destruction that had already singed the northwestern borders of the metropolis, and had annihilated Ealing and Kilburn, might strike among these houses and leave them smoking ruins.
 
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