northwestern
/nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/UK/nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/
northwestern adjective: of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
Adjective (1)
northwestern (comparative more northwestern, superlative most northwestern)
- Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
- Brittany is located in northwestern France.
- Blowing from that direction.
Noun
northwestern (plural northwesterns)
- A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.
- His most recent novels, published as Five Star Westerns, have been Northwesterns: […]1998, Jon Tuska, Stories of the Far North, page 64
Adjective (2) capitalized: Northwestern
Northwestern (not comparable)
- Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- Of or relating to the northwestern region of the contiguous United States, including the Pacific Northwest.
northwestern meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati
northwestern in Hindi
- Translations
- उत्तरपश्चिमी uttarpaścimī
northwestern in Tamil
- வடமேற்கு
northwestern in Telugu
- Translations
- వాయవ్య vāyavya
northwestern in Gujarati
- northwestern
- ઉત્તરપશ્ચિમ uttarpaścim
Examples of northwestern in a sentence
- Eighteen people remain trapped in a gold mine after it caved in China's northwestern province of Xinjiang.
- Emma was bred at the Leofoo Safari Park in Hsinchu County, northwestern Taiwan.
- A historic conversation is occurring on a section of "Indian country" in northwestern British Columbia.
Forms of northwestern
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more northwestern |
| superlative | most northwestern |
| alternative Commonwealth UK | north-western |
| Noun | |
| plural | northwesterns |
Origin of northwestern
Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtwestern and Old High German nordwestrōni. Compare earlier northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern.
By surface analysis, equally (1) Northwest + -ern or (2) a proprialization from northwestern.
Words formed from northwestern
Phrases with northwestern
Questions about northwestern
- What does northwestern mean?
- Northwestern means of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
- What is northwestern in Hindi?
- Northwestern in Hindi is उत्तरपश्चिमी (uttarpaścimī). See Northwestern meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is northwestern?
- Northwestern can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce northwestern?
- Northwestern is pronounced /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/.
Words near northwestern in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: northwestern (page history and authors); Northwestern (page history and authors); northwestern (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ઉત્તરપશ્ચિમ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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