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Thesaurus: northwestern

Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.
  2. adj. situated in or oriented toward the northwest
  3. adj. of a region of the United States generally including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and sometimes Montana, Wyoming
  4. Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.
  5. Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a directiontoward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, anorthwestern course.
  6. j:100 s. situated in or oriented toward the northwest s. of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming