northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
often capitalized
: 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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In the fall of 1385, according to a 17th-century Icelandic text, a man named Ólafur went fishing off the northwestern coast of Iceland.
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Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Ayatollah Khamenei declared five days of mourning, and funeral observances began on Tuesday with a procession in Tabriz, the closest big city to the crash site in northwestern Iran.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 22 May 2024
In October 2022, a grizzly bear attacked and injured two college wrestlers in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyoming.
—CBS News, 21 May 2024
The update comes after an hours-long search for the officials after their helicopter crashed in northwestern Iran, per the Associated Press and BBC.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Ayatollah Khamenei declared five days of mourning, and funeral observances began on Tuesday with a procession in Tabriz, the closest big city to the crash site in northwestern Iran.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 22 May 2024
In October 2022, a grizzly bear attacked and injured two college wrestlers in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyoming.
—CBS News, 21 May 2024
The update comes after an hours-long search for the officials after their helicopter crashed in northwestern Iran, per the Associated Press and BBC.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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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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