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northwest
CIDE DICTIONARY
northwest, n. [AS. nor.].
- The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. [1913 Webster]
- The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [PJC]
northwest, a.
- Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast. [1913 Webster]
- Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. [1913 Webster]
northwest, adv.
Toward the northwest. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
northwest
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