2syllables
northwest
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Definitions ofnorthwest
1noun
- The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW.
1adjective
- Of or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
- Towards the northwest; northwestwards.
- From the northwest, northwesterly
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