northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
often Northwestern
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
Examples of northwestern in a Sentence
the northwestern corner of the state
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Leo is going to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which took place in modern-day Iznik, northwestern Turkey.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Western Michigan, parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York that border the Great Lakes, and northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, and parts of western Washington state also are expecting significant snowfall.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon are likely to see heavy rain, expected to cause delays in Seattle and Portland.
—Yoonserk Pyun, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Its number of hotels is also significantly fewer than that of its northwestern neighbor, Oahu.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Western Michigan, parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York that border the Great Lakes, and northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, and parts of western Washington state also are expecting significant snowfall.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon are likely to see heavy rain, expected to cause delays in Seattle and Portland.
—Yoonserk Pyun, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Its number of hotels is also significantly fewer than that of its northwestern neighbor, Oahu.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
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northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯrth-ˈwes-tərn
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
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