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northwestern

  • adjective
  • /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/

Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.

Example

“Brittany is located in northwestern France.”

Other meanings

  1. Blowing from that direction.

Related words

  • northwesterner
  • northwesternmost

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “northwestern” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.