northwestern
northwestern
Definition
north·west·ern (-tərn)
adjective
- in, of, to, toward, or facing the northwest
- from the northwest a northwestern wind
- ☆ of or characteristic of the Northwest
Northwestern
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- province: President Ahmadinejad was heard making the remark at the end of a cabinet session in the northwestern province of Zanjan.
- corner: In the northwestern corner of the tower, at second floor level, is a charter chamber with an old iron door.
- coast: The Tihama region, along Yemen's northwestern coast, is culturally different from the rest of northern Yemen.
- edge: A large mussel bed has accumulated adjacent to the northwestern edge of Great Bull Hill Bank.
- region: The most affected areas are located in the northwestern region of the country.
- tip: Here we see two glaciers making their way around the town of Horn on the northwestern tip of Iceland.
Modifying Another Word
- far: The Powder Magazine was located in the far northwestern corner of the study area, approached by rail lines.
Browse dictionary entries near northwestern
- northwesterly
- northwester
- Northwest Territory
- Northwest Territories
- Northwest Passage
- northwest by west
- northwest by north
- northwest
- northwards
- northwardly
- Northwesterner
- northwestward
- northwestwardly
- northwestwards
- Norw
- Norwalk
- Norway
- Norway maple
- Norway pine
- Norway rat
