northwest
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- noun
- /ˌnɔrθˈwɛst/
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noroeste
- We're up in the northwest corner of Greenland.
- the northwest region
My career also included eight years of working in the northwest of England in four different schools.
- My career also included eight years of working in the northwest of England in four different schools.
- Liverpool, England and the northwest of England is not known for its beach resorts and fine weather.
- So they have a northwest trial in I think we played that Edgeley Park, Stockport County and I played the front that game and scored two for the northwest of England.
Examples
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My career also included eight years of working in the northwest of England in four different schools.
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Italy is bordered by France, in the northwest.
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But now, living in the northwest, that time is rare.
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I think people in the Northwest benefit from the ability to travel, to live all across the EU.
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Tornadoes are not common in Europe, but they do occur occasionally in the northwest and south of the continent.
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Dunhuang, in northwest China, is home to a vast Buddhist rock cut temple complex.
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I'm a local guide here and we are in the northwest of Jordan at the borderline with historical Palestine and Syria.
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I belong to the city of Peshawar, which is in the Northwest province bordering Afghanistan.
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Yellowstone covers more than 3,300 square miles in area and is mostly located in the upper northwest corner of Wyoming.
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The northwest of England is known for its beautiful countryside and historic landmarks.
Antonyms
Compounds
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A region in the northwestern United States that includes Washington and Oregon and sometimes parts of southwestern British Columbia
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A sea route through the Arctic along the north coast of North America that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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A region of the United States in the northwest that includes states like Washington and Oregon
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A large area in northwest Canada now smaller since Canada created Nunavut in 1999
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Northwest is formed from the two simple direction words north and west, and it names the 'north-and-west' part of a place. So the northwest of a country or city is the area toward both north and west.