Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or situated in the northwest; lying in or toward the northwest: as, the Northwestern Provinces of British India.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
northwest ; from or to in such a direction.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective situated in or oriented toward the northwest
- adjective of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
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Examples
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DENVER — Animal advocacy groups have sought an injunction to stop a roundup of wild horses in northwestern Colorado that's scheduled to begin Monday.
Wild Horse Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit To Stop Colorado Horse Roundup AP 2010
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The public land designated in northwestern Colorado for wild horses is also supports wildlife, livestock grazing, recreation and other uses, Boyd said.
Wild Horse Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit To Stop Colorado Horse Roundup AP 2010
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Had the honor of meeting him yesterday in northwestern Pennsylvania when he announced the President's new broadband initiative for rural America.
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Lumholtz spent a total of five years between 1890 and 1898 in northwestern Mexico recording, among other things, the material culture of the Huichols, especially their traditional religious art forms.
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On this early sortie, Rodriguez and Underhill were flying out of Tabuk, an air base in northwestern Saudi Arabia, near the border with Jordan.
The Last Ace 2009
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RANTHAMBHORE NATIONAL PARK, India mdash; Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement ....
Katy Perry & Russell Brand Are MARRIED: Hindu Wedding In India AP 2010
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RANTHAMBHORE NATIONAL PARK, India mdash; Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement ....
Katy Perry & Russell Brand Are MARRIED: Hindu Wedding In India AP 2010
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RANTHAMBHORE NATIONAL PARK, India — Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement.
Katy Perry & Russell Brand Are MARRIED: Hindu Wedding In India AP 2010
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RANTHAMBHORE NATIONAL PARK, India — Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement.
Katy Perry & Russell Brand Are MARRIED: Hindu Wedding In India AP 2010
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Lumholtz spent a total of five years between 1890 and 1898 in northwestern Mexico recording, among other things, the material culture of the Huichols, especially their traditional religious art forms.
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