northwest

n.

1. (Abbr. NW) The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and due west, or 45° west of due north.
2. An area or region lying in the northwest.
3. Northwest
   1. A historical region of the north-central United States west of the Mississippi River and north of the Missouri River.
   2. A region of the northwest United States, generally including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

adj.

1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the northwest.
2. Originating in or coming from the northwest: a northwest wind.

adv.
In, from, or toward the northwest.

northwestern north·west'ern adj.

IN BRIEF: n. - The region of the United States that includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.

I went to college in the northwest.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
  Synonyms: nor'-west, NW

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The adjective northwest has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest
  Synonyms: northwestern, northwesterly

Meaning #2: coming from the northwest
  Synonym: northwesterly

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The adverb northwest has one meaning:

Meaning #1: to, toward, or in the northwest
  Synonym: nor'-west

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nordvest
adj. - nordvestlig
adv. - nordvestlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
noordwesten, noordwestelijk, noordwester-, noordwestwaarts, ten noordwesten (van)

Français (French)
n. - nord-ouest
adj. - nord-ouest
adv. - vers le nord-ouest, au nord-ouest

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nordwesten
adj. - nordwestlich
adv. - nordwestlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βορειοδυτική θέση
adj. - βορειοδυτικός
adv. - βορειοδυτικά

Italiano (Italian)
Nordovest, del Nordovest

Português (Portuguese)
n. - noroeste (m)
adj. - noroeste
adv. - em direção ao noroeste, do noroeste, no noroeste

Русский (Russian)
северо-запад, северо-западный, на северо-запад

Español (Spanish)
n. - noroeste
adj. - del noroeste
adv. - en dirección noroeste, hacia el noroeste

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nordväst
adj. - nordvästlig, nordvästra
adv. - mot/i nordväst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
西北, 西北方, 西北的, 来自西北的, 在西北的, 向西北

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 西北, 西北方
adj. - 西北的, 來自西北的, 在西北的
adv. - 向西北

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 서북
adj. - 서북(부)의, 서북에서 부는
adv. - 서북에[으로]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 北西
adj. - 北西の, 北西への
adv. - 北西へ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المنطقه الواقعه في الشمال الغربي (صفه) الشمال الغربي (ظرف) شمال غربي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צפון-מערב‬
adj. - ‮צפון-מערבי‬
adv. - ‮צפונה-מערבה‬

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