English Explanatory Dictionary

South West

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
  2. A geopolitical zone of Nigeria, consisting of the states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo.
  3. One of the nine regions of Western Australia.

Word forms

South West

Etymology

By proprialization from south-west, which is equivalent to south + west.

Related words

North South East West Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest
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