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say it: nawr-THWEH-sturn
northwestern is an adjective meaning "situated in or oriented toward the northwest". It is pronounced /ˌnɔɹˈθwɛstɚn/ — nawr-THWEH-sturn. It carries 2 recorded senses.
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for northwestern come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.