adjective
northwestern
nawth-WEHST-uhn
adjective
1
Located in, from, or relating to the northwest.
"The company is based in the northwestern part of the state."
"Northwestern Europe has a mild, wet climate."
How to Use Northwestern
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to or found in the northwest region.
Word Forms
more northwestern comparative, northwesterns plural, most northwestern superlative
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Etymology
Likely from an unrecorded Old English "*norþwesterne," combining "north" and "western."