northwestern

See also: north-western

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/, /nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/ (UK)
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Adjective

northwestern (comparative more northwestern, superlative most northwestern)

  1. Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
    Coordinate terms: eastern, northeastern, northern, southeastern, southern, southwestern, western
    Brittany is located in northwestern France.
  2. (of wind) Blowing from that direction.

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Noun

northwestern (plural northwesterns)

  1. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.
    Coordinate terms: northern, western
    • 1998, Jon Tuska, Stories of the Far North, page 64:
      His most recent novels, published as Five Star Westerns, have been Northwesterns: […]

References

  1. ^ “north-western, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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