Definitions for Northwest
ˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Naut. ˌnɔr-north·west

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Northwest, northwestern United Statesnoun

   the northwestern region of the United States

2. northwestnoun

   the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

3. northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NWnoun

   the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

4. northwestadjective

   a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

5. northwestern, northwesterly, northwestadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the northwest

6. northwesterly, northwestadverb

   coming from the northwest

   "northwesterly winds"

7. northwest, north-west, nor'-westadverb

   to, toward, or in the northwest

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. northwestnoun

   The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW.

2. northwestadjective

   Towards the northwest, northwestwards, northwestern

3. Etymology: From north + west

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Northwestnoun

   The point between the north and west.

   Etymology: north and west.

   The bathing places that they may remain under the sun until evening, he exposeth unto the summer setting, that is northwest. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi.

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1. northwest

   Northwest is a cardinal direction on a compass, positioned approximately halfway between north and west. It can also refer to a location or region situated in the northwestern part of a particular area, city or country.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Northwestnoun

   the point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region

2. Northwestadjective

   pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast

3. Northwestadjective

   coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind

4. Northwestadverb

   toward the northwest

5. Etymology: [AS. norwest.]

Matched Categories

1. • West
   • Compass Point
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area

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How to pronounce Northwest?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Northwest in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Northwest in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Northwest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Northwest in a Sentence

1. Alim Seytoff:

   A number of Chinese human rights lawyers are in detention or simply disappeared, the situation of freedom of expression of Uighurs in the northwest of China is even worse.

2. Annibal Sodero:

   There is a lot of buzz in northwest Arkansas about the new Aldi store.

3. The NHC:

   A motion toward the west-northwest is forecast tonight and Wednesday, this motion could bring the center of Fernand near or over the coast of northeastern Mexico late Wednesday.

4. Vander Plaats:

   I think Vander Plaats ' endorsement's an excuse of not getting the endorsement versus reality, he knows way better than Vander Plaats ' endorsement and I know way better Vander Plaats ' endorsement. And I think, more than Vander Plaats ' endorsement, the people of Northwest Iowa know way better than that.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   Some people in this country are going to be able to have a relatively normal type of a Thanksgiving, but in other areas of the country, it's going to be,' You better hold off and maybe just have immediate family, and make sure you do it in a way that people wear masks, and you don't have large crowds of people,' what we're starting to see now -- and we can't run away from it -- we're starting to see in the Midwest and the Northwest, an uptick in test positivity, which tends to be a predictor that you're going to have surges.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Northwest
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Northwest
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Northwest
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Northwest
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Northwest