southwestern

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.

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south·western adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Southwestern - a dialect of Middle English West Saxon Middle English - English from about 1100 to 1450
Adj.	1.	southwestern - situated in or oriented toward the southwest southwest, southwesterly 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] ADJ → sudoeste, suroeste, del sudoeste, del suroeste
the southwestern part of the island → la parte sudoeste or suroeste de la isla
in southwestern Spain → en el sudoeste or suroeste de España, al sudoeste or suroeste de España
the southwestern coast → la costa sudoeste or suroeste or suroccidental