northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
Examples of northwestern in a Sentence
the northwestern corner of the state
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As soon as twilight fades, look for those lovers together in the high northwestern sky.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Emergency vehicles are on the side of the road as flames from the Hughes Fire race up the hill in Castaic, a northwestern neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 22, 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025
Meteora Monasteries, Greece Six of the 24 Orthodox Christian monasteries strewn across Meteora, a collection of massive stone pillars and rounded boulders in northwestern Greece, are still active more than 700 years after the first was founded in the 14th century.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Patches of snow covered his meadow, a golden expanse in northwestern Colorado where Bruchez’s family has run cattle for about 25 years.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Emergency vehicles are on the side of the road as flames from the Hughes Fire race up the hill in Castaic, a northwestern neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 22, 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025
Meteora Monasteries, Greece Six of the 24 Orthodox Christian monasteries strewn across Meteora, a collection of massive stone pillars and rounded boulders in northwestern Greece, are still active more than 700 years after the first was founded in the 14th century.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Patches of snow covered his meadow, a golden expanse in northwestern Colorado where Bruchez’s family has run cattle for about 25 years.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
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northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯrth-ˈwes-tərn
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
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