the northwest
noun
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or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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Viewers should look toward the southeastern horizon in the Northern Hemisphere and the northwest horizon in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Any development is forecasted to be slow and will occur as the area moves towards the northwest.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The officers run in the direction of the noise, the northwest part of the church's parking lot.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The Coruña Immersive Studio is located in La Coruña, Galicia, in the northwest of Spain.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Any development is forecasted to be slow and will occur as the area moves towards the northwest.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The officers run in the direction of the noise, the northwest part of the church's parking lot.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The Coruña Immersive Studio is located in La Coruña, Galicia, in the northwest of Spain.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the northwest
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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