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adj
Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Blowing from that direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
Of or relating to the northwestern region of the contiguous United States, including the Pacific Northwest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
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noun
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.
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adjective satellite
of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: northwesterly, northwest
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History
Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtwestern and Old High German nordwestrōni. Compare earlier northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern.
By surface analysis, equally (1) Northwest + -ern or (2) a proprialization from northwestern.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
