northwestern

American  

[nawrth-west-ern] / ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ərn /

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.

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Example Sentences

Relations were severed a year later after protesters attacked Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern city of Mashhad, following Riyadh's execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Researchers say the burial is now considered the third oldest known Mesolithic burial in northwestern Europe.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

In 2024, seven cases of Legionnaires’ were reported in the northwestern corner of the city of Westminster, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Gerardo Mérida, a retired Mexican army general who served as public security secretary in northwestern Sinaloa state, was detained in a case that has rocked diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Wayne’s units entered what is now northwestern Ohio and established a base they called Fort Defiance in the heart of an Indigenous alliance that included Delawares, Shawnees, Miamis, and Wyandots.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz