North West
- 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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Examples from the Web for north west
Contemporary Examples
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.
Historical Examples
Bivouacked on North-West side of hill, at a small water-hole.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
The direction was west; then north-west, tolerably straight.
I was trying to clear the North-West Passage, and that was all.
The Field of IceJules Verne
It was a hot morning in June, tempered by a wind from the north-west.
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
It would travel quicker to the north-west if it loved you as much as I do.
The Eternal CityHall Caine