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northwestern

northwestern · more northwestern · most northwestern

северо-западный

nordwestlich

Of or pertaining to the northwestOf or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.

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/nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/

» Scotland is located in northwestern Europe.

Schottland liegt im nordwestlichen Europa.

Meaning

2 senses

Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
Brittany is located in northwestern France.
nordwestlich
се́веро-за́падныйsévero-západnyj
Blowing from that direction.

More definitions

of a region of the United States generally including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and sometimes Montana, Wyoming
situated in or oriented toward the northwest

Examples

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Scotland is located in northwestern Europe.
deSchottland liegt im nordwestlichen Europa.
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Pskov is in northwestern Russia.
ruПсков находится на северо-западе России.
dePskow liegt in Nordwestrussland.
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Western Sahara lies in northwestern Africa.
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The Berber dialect of Arzew, in northwestern Algeria, is now completely extinct.
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"Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
ru"Это арабский?" - "Нет, уйгурский - язык, на котором говорят на северо-западе Китая".
deIst das Arabisch? - Nein, das ist Uighurisch, eine im Nordwesten Chinas gesprochene Sprache.
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Translations

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Origin

Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate w

Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtwestern and Old High German nordwestrōni. Compare earlier northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern.

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