noun
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
• Syn: ↑Southwest
• Members of this Region: ↑arroyo
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms: ↑West, ↑western United States
• Part Meronyms:
↑Arizona, ↑Grand Canyon State, ↑AZ, ↑California, ↑Golden State, ↑CA, ↑Calif., ↑Nevada, ↑Silver State, ↑Battle Born State, ↑Sagebrush State, ↑NV, ↑New Mexico, ↑Land of Enchantment, ↑NM, ↑Texas, ↑Lone-Star State, ↑TX
Useful english dictionary. 2012.