southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
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Definition of southwestern
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest
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Other Words from southwestern
southwesternmost
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Examples of southwestern in a Sentence
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Forecasters expect Dorian to produce dangerous storm surge in parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, southwestern Newfoundland and eastern Nova Scotia. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Widespread blackouts as Dorian continues march," 10 Sep. 2019 Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Kern County The refuge covers more than 14,000 acres in the Cuyama Valley in southwestern Kern County and is home to a California condor release site. — Sharon Boorstin, Los Angeles Times, "Where to see California condors in the wild," 6 Sep. 2019 Kenneth Boynton of Vernon owns the approximately 30-acre parcel in the town’s southwestern corner, according to assessor’s records. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "44-lot subdivision proposed on one of Manchester’s last large parcels," 30 Aug. 2019 Scientists found the arachnids within an isolated patch of southwestern rainforest, ringed by tea and rubber plantations. — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, "Shimmery blue tarantula discovered," 23 Aug. 2019 Most cases in the U.S. have occurred in upper Midwestern, mid-Atlantic and southwestern states. — Fox News, "Ohio girl, 7, diagnosed with rare mosquito-borne illness that can cause brain inflammation, seizures," 16 Aug. 2019 The areas that had the most notable departures from their normal July temperatures were Alaska, central Europe, northern and southwestern parts of Asia, and parts of Africa and Australia. — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, "It's official: July was hottest month on record," 15 Aug. 2019 But Springfield is also the hometown of Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, a Democrat who could flip the central and southwestern Illinois congressional seat held by Republican Rodney Davis of Taylorville. — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, "The Spin: In Springfield speech, Nancy Pelosi cheers Illinois Democrats, goes after ‘Moscow Mitch’," 14 Aug. 2019 The fire more than tripled in size Friday, growing along its southern and southwestern flanks. — oregonlive.com, "Smoke from growing Canyonville wildfire floods southern Oregon cities -- and it won’t get better soon," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'southwestern.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for southwestern
southwestern
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of southwestern
: in, toward, or from the southwest
: of or relating to the southwest
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southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
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Kids Definition of southwestern
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or like that of the Southwest
southwestern art
2
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
the southwestern part of the country
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