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Synonyms for northwest
ˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Naut. ˌnɔr-north·west
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Princeton's WordNet
Northwest, northwestern United Statesnoun
the northwestern region of the United States
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nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United StatesAntonyms:
southnorthwestnoun
the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
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nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United StatesAntonyms:
southnorthwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NWnoun
the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
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nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United StatesAntonyms:
southnorthwestadjective
a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
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nor'-west, northwestward, northwestern United StatesAntonyms:
southnorthwestern, northwesterly, northwestadjective
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
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northwesterly, northwesternAntonyms:
southnorthwesterly, northwestadverb
coming from the northwest
"northwesterly winds"
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northwesterly, northwesternAntonyms:
southnorthwest, north-west, nor'-westadverb
to, toward, or in the northwest
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north-west, nor'-westAntonyms:
south
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List of paraphrases for "northwest":
north-west, northwestern, north-western, nord-ouest, nw, northwesterly, west, nwnt
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#444 | west | |
#3577 | nw | |
#3641 | northwest | |
#10228 | northwestern | |
#86817 | northwesterly | |
#165516 | northwestward |
How to use northwest in a sentence?
Iraqi security forces backed by volunteers (militias) are controlling central parts of Dhuluiya where the government offices are located, now Islamic State fighters are trapped in small areas in the town's northwest.
As the recent measles outbreak demonstrated, vaccine-preventable illnesses pose a growing threat due to the relatively low rate of immunizations in the Northwest.
Everywhere I go in Northwest Georgia, I’m humbled and honored by the overwhelming support I receive for fighting for people of District 14, i have been the most effective member of the GOP conference this session because I’ve stood on the House floor and demanded roll call votes on the Democrats’ Communist agenda and the rest of the party has joined my efforts.
The Pacific Plate is moving to the northwest with respect to the North American Plate.
In northwest Syria, we are already suffering from a shortage of supplies, and we are now using the regular inventories in our warehouses, so we are in urgent need of additional support to compensate these supplies for regular operations — and also to be ready for aftershocks and more casualties who may come to our hospitals.
Translations for northwest
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- паўно́чны за́хад, паўно́чна-захо́дніBelarusian
- североза́падBulgarian
- nord-oestCatalan, Valencian
- severozápadní, severozápadCzech
- nordvestDanish
- NordwestenGerman
- βορειοδυτικός, βορειοδυτικάGreek
- norduesto, nordokcidento, nordokcidentaEsperanto
- noroesteSpanish
- loeEstonian
- ipartsartalde, iparmendebalBasque
- شمال غربیPersian
- luodeFinnish
- útnyrðingurFaroese
- nord-ouest, du nord-ouestFrench
- északnyugat, északnyugatiHungarian
- հյուսիս-արևմուտք, հյուսիսարևմտյանArmenian
- nord-westInterlingua
- barat lautIndonesian
- 北西, 西北Japanese
- ჩრდილო-დასავლეთიGeorgian
- 북서, 北西Korean
- североза́пад, северозападноMacedonian
- majjistralMaltese
- nordvestNorwegian
- noordwest, noordwestelijk, noordwestenDutch
- nordvestNorwegian Nynorsk
- náhookǫs dóó eʼeʼaahNavajo, Navaho
- północno-zachodniPolish
- noroestePortuguese
- nordvestRomansh
- nord-vest, de nord-vest, nordvesticRomanian
- северо-западный, се́веро-за́пад, норд-вестRussian
- severozapad, северозапад, sjeverozapad, сјеверозападSerbo-Croatian
- severozápadSlovak
- severozahodSlovene
- nordvästSwedish
- వాయవ్యం, వాయవ్యTelugu
- kuzeybatıTurkish
- півні́чний за́хідUkrainian
- phía tây bắcVietnamese
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