the northwest
noun
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or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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There’s the Resistance Base up in the northwest corner.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The watch, which is in effect until midnight, encompasses the northwest corner of Missouri as far south as St. Joseph and the northeast corner of Kansas as far southwest as Topeka and Junction City.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
In the 1960s, a concrete rink-and-pool combo got plunked into the northwest corner of Central Park.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
The weather service reported Monday afternoon that the northwest corner of the state, including Fayetteville and Fort Smith, is under a flood watch from Tuesday morning through Thursday morning and the watch area may be expanding in the coming days.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The watch, which is in effect until midnight, encompasses the northwest corner of Missouri as far south as St. Joseph and the northeast corner of Kansas as far southwest as Topeka and Junction City.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
In the 1960s, a concrete rink-and-pool combo got plunked into the northwest corner of Central Park.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
The weather service reported Monday afternoon that the northwest corner of the state, including Fayetteville and Fort Smith, is under a flood watch from Tuesday morning through Thursday morning and the watch area may be expanding in the coming days.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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