southwestern

[sauth-west-ern]

adjective

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

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

Example Sentences

The Harris’s hawks, also known as bay-winged hawks, are large, lanky raptors that breed in the southwestern U.S. and throughout South America.

From Los Angeles Times

The blackout affected large parts of Spain and Portugal, and briefly affected southwestern France.

From BBC

The trained birds are Harris’s hawks, also known as the bay-winged hawk, large and lanky raptors that breed from the southwestern United States and throughout South America.

From Los Angeles Times

People living near the prison in the southwestern city of Machala reported hearing explosions and shots in the early hours of Monday local time.

From BBC

But despite the widespread rains Thursday, officials said it likely wouldn’t be enough to pull southwestern California out of “severe drought” conditions, which the region has remained in since March, according to the the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times