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nw.

nw. is the abbreviation of northwest.

nw. is the abbreviation of northwestern.

Meaning of northwest

Noun

northwest (plural northwests)

  1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
    Antonyms:
    southeast

See all 7 meanings of northwest

Meaning of northwestern

Adjective

northwestern (comparative more northwestern, superlative most northwestern)

  1. Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
    • Brittany is located in northwestern France.
  2. Blowing from that direction.

See all 5 meanings of northwestern

Noun capitalized: Nw.

Nw.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of northwest.

Adjective capitalized: Nw.

Nw.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of northwestern.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Norwegian.

Questions about nw.

What is nw. the abbreviation of?
Nw. is the abbreviation of northwest.
What part of speech is nw.?
Nw. can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near nw. in the dictionary

  1. NVRAMs
  2. NVRM
  3. NVs
  4. NVSU
  5. NW
  6. nw.
  7. NWA
  8. Nwachukwu
  9. Nwachukwus
  10. Nwankwo
  11. Nwankwos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nw. (page history and authors); Nw. (page history and authors); northwest (page history and authors); northwestern (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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