Explanation and meaning of southwest.

southwest

/sæʊθ'wɛst/

noun
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
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southwestern united states

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western united states west
adverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
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sou'west south-west
adjective
situated in or oriented toward the southwest
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southwesterly southwestern south
adjective
coming from the southwest
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"the winds are southwesterly"

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southwesterly south
noun
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
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sou'-west southwestward sw

type of:
compass point point
noun
a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
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location
noun
the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
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direction

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