southwestern

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a dialect of Middle English
adjective situated in or oriented toward the southwest
adjective of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado

From Middle English southwesterne, from Old English sūþwesterne, equivalent to south + western.

Educated at Lawrenceville School, N. J., and Southwestern Presbyterian University. — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
IX CRATER LAKE'S BOWL OF INDIGO CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard
In three weeks the tale of George Tanqueray and Jane Holland (Mrs. Hugh Brodrick) had invaded Hampstead and the Southwestern suburbs. — The Creators: A Comedy, May Sinclair

West Saxon

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