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south⋅west

  [south-west; Naut. sou-west]
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–noun
1. the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW
2. a region in this direction.
3. the Southwest, the southwest region of the United States.
–adjective
4. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southwest.
5. coming from the southwest, as a wind.
–adverb
6. in the direction midway between south and west.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE sūthwest. See south, west

Related forms:
southwestern, adjective
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south·west   (south-wěst', sou-wěst')   
n.  
  1. Abbr. SW The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due south and due west, or 135° west of due north.
  2. An area or region lying in the southwest.
  3. Southwest A region of the southwest United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and Nevada and sometimes Utah and Colorado.
adj.  
  1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the southwest.
  2. Originating in or coming from the southwest: a southwest wind.
adv.  In, from, or toward the southwest.
south·west'ern adj.
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Southwest

South`west\ (?; colloq. sou"-.), n. The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region.

Southwest

South`west"\, a. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : southwest
Spanish: sudeste; sudoeste,
German: der Südosten, *-westen,
Japanese: 南東, 南西
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