adjective
1. situated in or oriented toward the northwest
• Syn: ↑northwesterly, ↑northwest
• Similar to: ↑north
2. of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
• Similar to: ↑western
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\\-tə(r)n, -R also -tən\ adjective1. often capitalized : of, relating to, originating or dwelling in, or characteristic of a region (as of the United States) conventionally designated Northwest
northwestern forests
northwestern folklore
2. : situated toward or coming from the northwest
the northwestern counties
Useful english dictionary. 2012.