Southwest
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- noun
- /ˈsaʊθˌwɛst/
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suroeste
- Many tourists flock to the Southwest for its stunning landscapes and historical sites.
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The Copper Canyon is a breathtakingly spectacular destination in Mexico's southwest.
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For example, people in the southwest are painting their lawns green to maintain property values.
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We're going to do a spin off event in in the Southwest as well.
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And he trekked across the American Southwest looking for these lost cities.
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I have concentrated my areas of interest predominantly on the southwest region of the USA and the fall foliage season in New England.
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I grew up in upstate NY (in the Albany area), but I live in the southwest now.
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Note: I regularly question my students about their experience in monochromatic situations (e.g., the red-rock country of the southwest).
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In the northwest, the community of Woodard was selected; in the northeast, Vanita; in the southwest, Hobart; and in the southeast, Hugo.
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The state of Oklahoma was divided into four sections: (a) northwest, (b) northeast, (c) southwest, and (d) southeast, roughly dividing the state into four equal quadrants.
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The festival will showcase the diverse cultures of the Southwest region of the United States.
Synonyms
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The part of the United States in the southwest that includes Arizona and New Mexico
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Etymology
Southwest is simply the words south and west put together, meaning the direction between 'south' and 'west' on a map, like the 'bottom-left' corner. That's why the Southwest names the part of the United States found in that bottom-left area of the country.