English Explanatory Dictionary

southwestern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the southwest.
adj
  1. Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
  2. Of or relating to the southwestern region of the contiguous United States.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

southwestern south-western

Etymology

From Middle English southwesterne, from Old English sūþwesterne, equivalent to south + western.

Derived words

Southwestern Asia southwesterner southwesternmost Southwestern pink Southwestern United States
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