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Meaning of SOUTHWESTERN

Pronunciation:  s`awthw'esturn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a dialect of Middle English
  2. [adj]  of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
  3. [adj]  situated in or oriented toward the southwest
 
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 Synonyms: south, southwest, southwesterly, West Saxon, western
 
 See Also: Middle English

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\South`west"ern\, a.
Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail
a southwestern course.
 

 

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