Northwest
//nɔɹθˈwɛst//
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The word "northwest" can be used as noun, adjective, adjective, adverb and adverb.
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North West Northwest Arctic Borough Northwest Germanic Northwest Passage Northwest Territories Old Northwest Pacific Northwest north by northwest north northwest north-northwest north-northwesterly north-northwestern north-northwestwards northwest by north northwest by west northwestbound northwester northwesterly northwestern northwestmost northwestwards west northwest west-northwest west-northwesterly west-northwestern west-northwestwards
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