northwestern

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UK /nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/ US /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/

adj 4noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

near, south

VERB + NORTHWESTERN

effect, found, lies, located, spoken

NORTHWESTERN + NOUN

africa, algeria, america, china, coast, europe, france, gulf

PREP.

Definitions

adj

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

Brittany is located in northwestern France.

Blowing from that direction.

noun

A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.

His most recent novels, published as Five Star Westerns, have been Northwesterns: […]

adj

Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — situated in or oriented toward the northwest

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Brittany is located in northwestern France.

Wiktionary

His most recent novels, published as Five Star Westerns, have been Northwesterns: […]

Wiktionary

Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words.

Tatoeba · #35781

"Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."

Tatoeba · #912770

The objects were discovered July 2 off the coast of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. They were found near the northwestern state of Washington.

Tatoeba · #6989065

A measles outbreak in the U.S. northwestern state of Washington has state health officials scrambling to contain it.

Tatoeba · #7769149

Usage Notes

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