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noun
1.
a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW
2.
a region in this direction.
3.
a.
the northwestern part of the United States, especially Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
b.
the northwestern part of the United States when its western boundary was the Mississippi River.
c.
the northwestern part of Canada.
adjective
4.
Also, north·west·ern. coming from the northwest: a northwest wind.
5.
directed toward the northwest: sailing a northwest course.
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adverb
6.
from the northwest.
7.
toward the northwest: sailing northwest.
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northwest (ˌnɔːθˈwɛst, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the point of the compass or direction midway between north and west, 315° clockwise from north |
| 2. | (often capital) the northwest any area lying in or towards this direction |
| —adj | |
| 3. | (sometimes capital) of or denoting the northwestern part of a specified country, area, etc: northwest Greenland |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 4. | in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the northwest |
| north'westernmost | |
| —adj | |
| Northwest (ˌnɔːθˈwɛst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the northwestern part of England, esp Lancashire and the Lake District |
| 2. | the northwestern part of the US, consisting of the states of Washington, Oregon, and sometimes Idaho |
| 3. | (in Canada) the region north and west of the Great Lakes |
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Example sentences
Northwest says it might return if a profit can be guaranteed, possibly in the way of local subsidies.
She also wishes him to have the shutters opened and the house aired on that day, and a fire lighted in the northwest room.
The emphasis in the northwest region is on texture and presentation style.
In the northwest it means more water used for electricity production and less for fish habitat bad for salmon.
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