abbr.

1. northwest
2. northwestern

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The noun has one meaning:

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

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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - north-west

Nederlands (Dutch)
N.W.

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = northwest) nord-est

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - Nordwest, nordwestlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - νοτιοδυτικός/-ά

Italiano (Italian)
nord-ovest

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - patrimônio líquido, noroeste

Русский (Russian)
северо-запад

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - noroeste

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - North Wales, nordväst, nordvästlig, nordvästra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
西北, 西北航空公司

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 西北, 西北航空公司

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - north-west(북서)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 北西

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) الشمال الغربي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮צפון-מערב, צפון-מערבי, ערך נטו (של רכוש)‬

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