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southwestern

American  
[sauth-west-ern] / ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ərn /

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

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More US B-52 bombers landed at the UK air force base in Fairford, in southwestern England, on Monday, AFP witnessed, after a first one landed on Friday.

From Barron's

"This is essential for international trade, but also for the flow of gas and oil, which must be able to leave this region once again," said Macron in Paphos on the southwestern coast of Cyprus.

From Barron's

Voters will head to the polls in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, a prosperous hub of Germany's flagship auto sector with a population of 11.2 million.

From Barron's

Although rock layers from that time period are found across North America, fossils of this species had previously been limited to Montana and parts of southwestern Canada.

From Science Daily

Gonzales is married with six children, and represents the 23rd Congressional District, the state’s largest, which stretches across the southwestern border and into San Antonio.

From Salon