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adj
Of or pertaining to the southwest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
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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 southwestern region of the contiguous United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
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adjective satellite
of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
situated in or oriented toward the southwest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: southwest, southwesterly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a dialect of Middle English
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: West Saxon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Middle English
History
From Middle English southwesterne, from Old English sūþwesterne, equivalent to south + western.
By surface analysis, equally (1) Southwest + -ern or (2) a proprialization from southwestern.
Across languages
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
