northwestern

CEFRB1

/nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Located in or related to the northwest.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.

Examples

  • The Berber dialect of Arzew, in northwestern Algeria, is now completely extinct.

  • "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Blowing from that direction.

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

More examples

In context

  • Brittany is located in northwestern France.

  • His most recent novels, published as Five Star Westerns, have been Northwesterns: […]

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Origin

adjective

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.