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southwest definition

south·west (so̵ut̸h′west′; naut. so̵u′-)

noun

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

adjective

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

adverb

in, toward, or from the southwest
southwest Idioms

the Southwest

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the southwestern part of the U.S., esp. Okla., Tex., N.Mex., Ariz., and S Calif.

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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