the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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On Friday night, Trump is set to hold a rally in Traverse City, Michigan, located on the northwest part of the peninsula.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Two write-in candidates are competing for one two-year seat to represent Ward 5, which encompasses the northwest portion of the school district: Lizette Mier and Ricardo Serna.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Indigenous Territory of the northwest state of Acre and who created a mural on the exterior of Central Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale.
—Lise Alves, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety The film turns on Marina, a young woman who visits her biological father’s family in Celta, a blue-collar shipping community in the northwest of Spain.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Two write-in candidates are competing for one two-year seat to represent Ward 5, which encompasses the northwest portion of the school district: Lizette Mier and Ricardo Serna.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Indigenous Territory of the northwest state of Acre and who created a mural on the exterior of Central Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale.
—Lise Alves, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety The film turns on Marina, a young woman who visits her biological father’s family in Celta, a blue-collar shipping community in the northwest of Spain.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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