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
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Sun was replaced by his longtime associate Chen Miner, 56, who was party chief of the southwestern province of Guizhou.
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Syria's two southern neighbors, Jordan and Israel, are on board with this agreement, which applies to the southwestern provinces of Daraa and Quneitra on their borders.
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That meant boom times for southwestern Connecticut.
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The National Hurricane Center says that two tropical disturbances are swirling off the southwestern coast of Mexico and a third may be gaining energy south of El Salvador.
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At Gulaschprogrammiernacht (Goulash Programming Night), a recent event at a former munitions factory in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe, about 800 participants ate industrial amounts of the stew, both meat and vegan.
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Rescuers with search dogs walk along a road near the site of a landslide in Xinmo village in Maoxian County in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province, Sunday, June 25, 2017.
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A suicide bomber was involved in the first car bombing near the office of the provincial police chief in the southwestern city of Quetta that killed at least 11 people and wounded 20.
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The first attack took place near the office of the inspector general of police in the southwestern city of Quetta—a site of frequent attacks from both militant and insurgent groups.
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Origin and Etymology of southwestern
Middle English, from Old English sūth-westerne, from sūth south + westerne western
SOUTHWESTERN Defined for English Language Learners
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: in, toward, or from the southwest
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: of or relating to the southwest
SOUTHWESTERN Defined for Kids
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1 often cap : of, relating to, or like that of the Southwest southwestern art
2 : lying toward or coming from the southwest the southwestern part of the country
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