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Meaning of northwest


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  northwest
      adv 1: to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {northwest},
             {north-west}, {nor'-west}]
      adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn:
             {northwestern}, {northwesterly}, {northwest}]
      2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn:
         {northwesterly}, {northwest}]
      n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn:
           {Northwest}, {northwestern United States}]
      2: the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass
         point
      3: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
         degrees [syn: {northwest}, {nor'-west}, {northwestward},
         {NW}]
      4: a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or
         city


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