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Explanation of "Southwest"

Part of Speech: - Adjective - Adverb - Noun

Academic

Adjective

1. situated in or oriented toward the southwest
2. coming from the southwest
   • the winds are southwesterly

Adverb

1. to, toward, or in the southwest

Noun

1. a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
2. the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
3. the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
4. the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

Synonyms

• southwestern
• southwesterly
• south-west
• sou'west
• Southwest
• southwestern United States
• sou'-west
• southwestward
• SW