North West

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a province in N South Africa, created in 1994 from the NE part of Cape Province and part of Transvaal: agriculture and service industries. Capital: Mafikeng. Pop: 3 807 469 (2004 est). Area: 116 320 sq km (44 911 sq miles)

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I catch up with Kent again as he takes a breather from the tour, back at his flat in St John's Wood, North-West London.
A Play's Political Game|Thomas Wide|November 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The former lies to the north-west, and the latter on the north-east side of the town.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson
The corresponding point midway between N and W (to the left) is north-west.
Man on the Ocean|R.M. Ballantyne
At high water the reef was overflowed excepting at its north-west end where a patch of sand not larger than the boat was left dry.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King

Still dazed, he went to the blockhouse at the north-west corner of the stockade and joined the men there.
The Shadow of Victory|Myrtle Reed
It was a square structure, with four towers one at each corner, that at the north-west angle being the most formidable.
From John O'Groats to Land's End|Robert Naylor and John Naylor

North West

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