northwestern

[nawrth-west-ern]

adjective

1. situated in, coming from, or proceeding toward the northwest.

2. Northwestern, of or relating to a region traditionally known as the Northwest in a country, continent, etc.

Example Sentences

The boats had set off from Al Khums, a port city in northwestern Libya, the organisation said.

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Born in 1844 in northwestern France, Rousseau took up painting in his 40s while working as a toll collector in Paris.

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A blaze erupted at a perfume warehouse in northwestern Turkey early Saturday, killing six people and injuring one, the regional governor said.

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One $4.3-million grant issued by the state agency will support barred owl removal in the northwestern part of the state, along with other research.

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A collapse would cause colder winters across northwestern Europe, disrupt global monsoons, and sharply reduce agricultural productivity in many regions.

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