northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
Examples of northwestern in a Sentence
the northwestern corner of the state
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The incident happened on the outskirts of northwestern Goodyear, where a man was buried with dirt inside a trench at a construction site in a developing neighborhood, which led to a rescue operation that went on until the man's body was found the next morning.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
The new feature follows 40-year-old filmmaker Bahram who has spent his entire career making films in Turkish-speaking Iranian Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran, none of which have ever been screened in the country.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Chinese startup Space Pioneer has completed a launch pad at Jiuquan spaceport in northwestern China for its Tianlong 3 liquid propellant rocket ahead of a first orbital launch, Space News reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Ground/work 2025 is the splendid, very different summer extravaganza at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown in northwestern Massachusetts.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 July 2025
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
The new feature follows 40-year-old filmmaker Bahram who has spent his entire career making films in Turkish-speaking Iranian Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran, none of which have ever been screened in the country.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Chinese startup Space Pioneer has completed a launch pad at Jiuquan spaceport in northwestern China for its Tianlong 3 liquid propellant rocket ahead of a first orbital launch, Space News reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Ground/work 2025 is the splendid, very different summer extravaganza at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown in northwestern Massachusetts.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 July 2025
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northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯrth-ˈwes-tərn
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
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