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northwest

1 noun
     
Related topics: Geography
north‧west1 , Northwest written abbreviation NW [uncountable]
1SG the direction that is exactly between north and west
2

the northwest

SG the northwestern part of a country
—northwest adverb:
She rode northwest toward Boulder.
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