northwestern

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective situated in or oriented toward the northwest
  2. adjective of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming

Etymology

Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtwestern and Old High German nordwestrōni. Compare earlier northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern.

In classic literature

Synonyms

northwesterly, northwest

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