northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
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the northwestern corner of the state
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The roughly 2,300-acre natural area is located in northwestern Davidson County, about 15 miles from downtown Nashville near Joelton.
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
That phase also included a fueling test, which, like the static fire, took place in the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwestern China.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
On Thursday, the coldest temperatures will be confined to far northwestern and central Missouri.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
In Donetsk, heavy fighting continues around Pokrovsk, with a Russian military blogger claiming Saturday that Russian troops are advancing to the northwestern outskirts of the city.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for northwestern
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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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