northwestern

adjective

north·​west·​ern nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stərn How to pronounce northwestern (audio)
1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
northwesternmost adjective

Examples of northwestern in a Sentence

the northwestern corner of the state
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The Wekiva Protection Area — which covers most of northwestern Seminole — was established in 1988 by the Legislature to protect the area's rural and environmentally-sensitive characteristics. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025 Kodachrome Basin makes for a nice add-on to a trip to nearby Bryce or the northwestern edge of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025 Blizzard Warnings Blizzard warnings have also been issued for Alaska, northeastern Colorado, parts of central and western Nebraska and a portion of northwestern Kansas. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 Two years earlier, in June 2015, the Nusra Front massacred at least 20 people in a Druze village in Idlib province in northwestern Syria. Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for northwestern

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of northwestern was in 1577

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“Northwestern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northwestern. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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northwestern

adjective
north·​west·​ern nȯrth-ˈwes-tərn How to pronounce northwestern (audio)
1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest

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