northwestern

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled north-western

US /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/ UK /nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/ See IPA manual

Freq #23925

Meanings

1

adj
In, from, or facing the northwest.

Brittany is located in northwestern France.

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Synonyms

1 adj · in, from, or facing the... northwest

Word family

Derived forms northwesternernorthwesternmost

Related forms north-northwesternwest-northwestern

Etymology

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.

*norþwesterne Old English

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# northwestern

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/
**IPA (UK):** /nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/
**Frequency rank:** 23925

## Meanings
1. In, from, or facing the northwest.

## Examples
- Brittany is located in northwestern France.

## Derived Forms
- northwesterner
- northwesternmost

## Related Forms
- north-northwestern
- west-northwestern

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *norþwesterne

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Northwestern 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. Modern senses include in, from, or facing the northwest. The wider word family includes derivatives such as northwesterner and northwesternmost and related forms such as north-northwestern and west-northwestern.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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