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northwestern

northwestern

15 3.2
The part of the United States in the northwest, including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
  • adjective
  • /nɔrθˈwɛstərn/
  • US
translation icon : noroeste de Estados Unidos
  • Many natural parks can be found in the northwestern region of the United States.
  • Northwestern United States
  • northwestern Arizona
  • northwestern Montana

Examples

  • I have always wanted to explore the diverse landscapes of northwestern Oregon.

  • Residents in northwestern Idaho enjoy a variety of outdoor activities throughout the year.

  • So yeah, I'm really late, so I will see you in the next clip called Mount Abu in northwestern India.

  • In late February 2011, neurologic disease was reported in several horses in northwestern and southwestern NSW.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Glacier National Park, like much of northwestern Montana, used to be Blackfeet Nation territory.

    Academic text (1999)

  • There are also reports of IRP activities in the Karakalpak region in the northwestern section of Uzbekistan.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The village I call Linden lies in the northwestern part of Bavaria, close to Hesse.

    Academic text (1993)

  • For example, a community-driven but state-sanctioned form of land reform in northwestern Scotland has attracted noteworthy attention.

    Academic text (2008)

  • However, by 2011, dengue was identified in 42% of febrile patients in northwestern Ecuador and malaria in none.

    Academic text (2013)

  • At the time, Deerfield was the northwestern most outpost of New England, deep in the heart of the former Pokum Tuk Nation.

Antonyms

southeastern
49 3.3

In the southeast part of a place like a country or island

Compounds

northwestern United States
  • US
2.7

A region of the United States that includes states like Washington or Oregon

Surface Forms

northwestern positive

Morphology

northwestern = northwest (transparent) = northwest + ern

Formed from the recognisable base 'northwest' plus the adjectival suffix '-ern', so the meaning (relating to the northwest) is directly derived.

Etymology

Northwestern is made of north + west + -ern, where -ern means 'related to'. Imagine a compass where north and west meet, and you get the 'north‑west' area, so northwestern means 'of the north‑west part' of a country or region.