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northwest definition

north·west (nôrt̸h′west′; naut. nôr′-)

noun

  1. the direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between north and west; 45° west of due north
  2. a district or region in or toward this direction

adjective

  1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the northwest
  2. from the northwest a northwest wind

adverb

in or toward the northwest
northwest Idioms

the Northwest

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  1. Northwest Territory
  2. the northwestern part of the U.S., esp. Wash., Oreg., and Ida.
  3. the northwestern part of Canada

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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