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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Cambodia’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday that Thai soldiers opened fire on civilians in a border village in its northwestern Banteay Meanchey province, killing one person and wounding three others.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The release went on to share several key facts about the tiny primates, including that only 2,000 mature cotton-top tamarins — which are native to the forests of northwestern Colombia — exist in the wild.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
In Minnesota, the advisory is in place for Iron County, which includes the Tribal Lands of the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The release went on to share several key facts about the tiny primates, including that only 2,000 mature cotton-top tamarins — which are native to the forests of northwestern Colombia — exist in the wild.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
In Minnesota, the advisory is in place for Iron County, which includes the Tribal Lands of the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for northwestern
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“Northwestern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northwestern. Accessed 13 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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