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No, neither the direction (southwest) nor the region (Southwest) is spelled with a capital W. The form southwest is a compound word indicating a direction midway between the two on the compass.

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12y ago
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10y ago

When it refers to a specific region or is part of a proper noun. When referring to a direction it is not capitalized.

He lived in the Southwest.

He traveled southwest.

He lived in Southwest L.A.

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11y ago

When you are writing the direction southwest, capitalize it.

When you are going that way, do not capitalize it.

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1. I want to go to the Southwest in Africa.

2. Don't go southwest, there is a tiger over there.

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12y ago

Yes it should if you are talking about the Southwest region

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12y ago

If the word 'northwest' is part of a proper noun, as in 'Northwest Territories,' it should be capitalized. Just follow the normal rules of punctuation and capitalization.

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11y ago

They represented a southwestern state.

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