northwestern

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
2. Blowing from that direction.

Noun

A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.

Synonyms

northwest

northwesterly

Translations

do noroeste

nordwestlich

nordwestlicher

du nord-ouest

nord-ouest

noordwesteljk

del noroeste

noroeste

hacia el noroeste

شمالي غربي

kuzeybatı

βορειοδυτικός

nord-occidental

di nordovest

noordwest

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/

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.