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northwestern

north·wes·tern

UK/nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/ US/nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/ uncommon us

adjective

1.

situated in or oriented toward the northwest

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2.

of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming

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Origin

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.

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