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southwesterner

[ south-wes-ter-ner ]
/ ˌsaʊθˈwɛs tər nər /
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noun
a native or inhabitant of the southwest.
(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the southwestern U.S.
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Origin of southwesterner

1855–60, Americanism;southwestern + -er1

Words nearby southwesterner

South West Africa, southwest by south, southwest by west, southwester, southwesterly, southwesterner, southwestward, southwestwardly, southwestwards, South Whittier, South Windsor
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