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South-west

adj, adv, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of southwest. UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of southwest. UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually

    "Little detailed information is available on the series of violent shocks which occurred in Hopeh province, north-eastern China, in March 1966. The earthquake of 7 March (No. 184), whose epicentre was located in the region of Hsing-t’ai, about 400 km south-west of Pekin, probably caused extensive damage since the magnitude was 7 and the focus shallow."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to, toward, or in the southwest wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of southwest. UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

    "In Chuchow in the south-west of Chekiang, as we learn from a Shaoshing letter, rebel soldiers have, before the arrival of the soldiers sent by the Governor, killed the magistrate of Sian city named Wu."

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