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

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   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. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   Is Russia really committed to a peace process or is it using the peace process as a fig leaf to try to deliver some kind of military victory for Assad that creates an Alawite mini state in the northwest of Syria?

2. Chad Hunt:

   We're seeing stuff coming in from the Northwest down to the Southwest to the Northeast and everything in between... and we have to look at every single one, because it's going to be that one small tip that we think might be irrelevant that really kind of breaks the case open, we were several hours behind, it wasn't a typical over-the-wall escape, so our investigation does look a little different than a typical manhunt where somebody jumped the fence.

3. Cathryn Oakley:

   Every region of the country - Northeast, Southeast, Plains, Great Lakes, Southwest, West and Northwest - had at least one 100-point score, people have this idea that it's only going to be folks on the coasts who are going to be acting on these things, and that is absolutely not the case.

4. Patrick Evans:

   Kennady is the only company that is doing any serious diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories, and if we weren't there already, we wouldn't go there now.

5. Marjorie Taylor:

   I think our secretary of state has failed Northwest Georgia, i believe our elections should be decertified.

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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