adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the southwest. not-comparable

   "Locals think southwestern sunsets are the most beautiful."

Adjective

1. 1
   of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Nevada, Utah, Colorado wordnet
2. 2
   situated in or oriented toward the southwest wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

arcticborealeasteasterlyhyperboreannorth

Example

More examples

"Jugo is a southwestern wind, isn't it?"

Etymology

From Middle English southwesterne, from Old English sūþwesterne, equivalent to south + western.

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