Pacific Northwest

American  

[puh-sif-ik nawrth-west] / pəˈsɪf ɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst /

noun

1. an imprecisely defined region of North America that is commonly held to include the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia, with some designations extending the region south into northern California and/or north into Alaska and Yukon: often considered as much a historical, sociocultural region as a geographical one. PNW

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Pacific Northwest British  

noun

1. the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies

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Example Sentences

Travel could be a problem, though, since Belgium opens in Seattle, plays its second game in Inglewood, then travels back to the Pacific Northwest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In the Pacific Northwest, summertime street parties are rare and special tributes to a sun that hides for half the year.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Kristie, 50, grew up camping around the Pacific Northwest with her family, and while she appreciated the access to nature, she hated sleeping in tents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

A period of dreary, windy, cool weather is settling across Southern California this week, as a cold system from the Pacific Northwest moves south.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

They only live here, in the Pacific Northwest.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day