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northwestern

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 -t^ən\ adjective

Etymology: northwest (II) + -ern (as in western)

1. 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.