southwestern
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adjective \-tərn\Definition of SOUTHWESTERN
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest
— south·west·ern·most \-ˌmōst\ adjective
See Origin of SOUTHWESTERN
Middle English, from Old English sūth-westerne, from sūth south + westerne western
First Known Use: before 12th century
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