southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest
Examples of southwestern in a Sentence
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The most likely severe weather is forecasted for Tuesday evening and into the overnight hours, with more severe conditions expected in central and southwestern Wisconsin.
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David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Scholz kicked off his second visit to China as chancellor in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Sunday, where the German delegation raised the issue of Chinese overcapacity when meeting with the party secretary general of the municipality.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
Four people riding in a pickup on a southwestern Idaho road died after a train barreled into them at a railroad crossing over the weekend, authorities said.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
The Oglala Sioux Tribe, for example, was awarded a $60 million grant to improve Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Route 33, a key route through rural southwestern South Dakota and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Another zone, the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone located in southwestern Indiana, also impacts Kentucky.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
Mount’s Bay is off the southwestern coast of Cornwall and about 300 miles west of London.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
In a matter of weeks, a succession of powerful storms flipped the script, dumping a stream of record-setting, intense rainfall across California, much of it on the state’s southwestern region.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
In the United States, the path of totality will begin in southwestern Texas at 1:27 p.m. CT and will end in Maine at 3:35 p.m. ET.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Scholz kicked off his second visit to China as chancellor in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Sunday, where the German delegation raised the issue of Chinese overcapacity when meeting with the party secretary general of the municipality.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
Four people riding in a pickup on a southwestern Idaho road died after a train barreled into them at a railroad crossing over the weekend, authorities said.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
The Oglala Sioux Tribe, for example, was awarded a $60 million grant to improve Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Route 33, a key route through rural southwestern South Dakota and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Another zone, the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone located in southwestern Indiana, also impacts Kentucky.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
Mount’s Bay is off the southwestern coast of Cornwall and about 300 miles west of London.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
In a matter of weeks, a succession of powerful storms flipped the script, dumping a stream of record-setting, intense rainfall across California, much of it on the state’s southwestern region.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
In the United States, the path of totality will begin in southwestern Texas at 1:27 p.m. CT and will end in Maine at 3:35 p.m. ET.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwes-tərn
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Southwest
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