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Old Northwest

Old Northwest proper noun: the area of the continental United States in the former Northwest Territory (the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota).

Proper noun

Old Northwest

  1. The area of the continental United States in the former Northwest Territory (the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota).

Questions about Old Northwest

What does Old Northwest mean?
Old Northwest means the area of the continental United States in the former Northwest Territory (the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota).
What part of speech is Old Northwest?
Old Northwest is a proper noun.

Words near Old Northwest in the dictionary

  1. Old Norse
  2. Old North
  3. Old North Arabian
  4. Old North State
  5. Old Northern French
  6. Old Northwest
  7. Old Norwegian
  8. Old Novgorodian
  9. Old Nubian
  10. Old Oak Common
  11. Old Occitan

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