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Northwestern

//nɔːθˈwɛstn̩// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
"Brittany is located in northwestern France."
2
Blowing from that direction.

Adjective

1
of a region of the United States generally including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and sometimes Montana, Wyoming wordnet
2
situated in or oriented toward the northwest wordnet

Noun

1
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: […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtwestern and Old High German nordwestrōni. Compare earlier northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern.

Etymology 2

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