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northwest

northwest

9 1.0
Part of a country or city that is toward the north and west
  • noun
  • /ˌnɔrθˈwɛst/
: 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.

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Examples

  • My career also included eight years of working in the northwest of England in four different schools.

    UK Parliament

  • Italy is bordered by France, in the northwest.

    The First of May (1999)

  • But now, living in the northwest, that time is rare.

    Blog text (33)

  • I think people in the Northwest benefit from the ability to travel, to live all across the EU.

  • Tornadoes are not common in Europe, but they do occur occasionally in the northwest and south of the continent.

    Blog text (33)

  • Dunhuang, in northwest China, is home to a vast Buddhist rock cut temple complex.

  • I'm a local guide here and we are in the northwest of Jordan at the borderline with historical Palestine and Syria.

  • I belong to the city of Peshawar, which is in the Northwest province bordering Afghanistan.

  • Yellowstone covers more than 3,300 square miles in area and is mostly located in the upper northwest corner of Wyoming.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The northwest of England is known for its beautiful countryside and historic landmarks.

Antonyms

southeast
30 1.0

The part of a country or city toward the south and east

Compounds

Northwest
  • US
90 2.6

A region of the United States in the northwest that includes states like Washington and Oregon

Pacific Northwest
  • US
50 3.6

A region in the northwestern United States that includes Washington and Oregon and sometimes parts of southwestern British Columbia

Northwest Passage
6 7.5

A sea route through the Arctic along the north coast of North America that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

north-northwest
4 3.4

Toward the direction halfway between north and northwest

west-northwest
  • Specialized
3 2.5

A compass direction halfway between west and northwest

Northwest Territories
3 5.4

A large area in northwest Canada now smaller since Canada created Nunavut in 1999

north-northwest
2 3.6

The direction halfway between north and northwest

northwest wind
1 2.1

A wind that blows from the northwest

northwest by west
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A compass direction slightly west of northwest, about 292 degrees

giant northwest shipworm
  • US
9.9

A large sea animal like a worm that bores into wood under water

northwest by north
  • Specialized
4.2

A compass direction slightly north of northwest

Surface Forms

northwest singular
northwests plural

Morphology

northwest = north + west (transparent) = north + west

Clear compound of two familiar directional words; 'north' + 'west' directly indicates a quadrant or region.

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.