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southwestern

/sˌaʊθwˈɛstɝn/noun, adjective3 syllables

Southwestern means: situated in or oriented toward the southwest.

Synonyms for southwestern5

noun, as in a dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames

West Saxon

adjective, as in situated in or oriented toward the southwest

southwest, southwesterly, south

adjective, as in of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Nevada, Utah, Colorado

What does southwestern mean?3

adjective

1

situated in or oriented toward the southwest

2

of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Nevada, Utah, Colorado

noun

1

a dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with southwestern?3

two syllables

three syllables

northwesternmidwestern
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Southwestern in a sentence

  • Ziri lives in the southwestern part of Algeria.Amastan
  • Jugo is a southwestern wind, isn't it?FeuDRenais
  • The small town of Taghit, in southwestern Algeria, enjoys an enviable tranquility.Amastan
  • We're flying to the southwestern edge of Algeria: Tindouf.Amastan
  • Southwestern Native Americans were known for building pueblos.letsgolanguages
  • Some Southwestern Native Americans lived in adobe houses called pueblos.cringefactor
  • Southwestern cities like Phoenix and Tucson have some of the fastest-growing populations in the country.Hybrid
  • I can speak Standard Chinese (Putonghua), Southwestern Mandarin, Wu Chinese, and Spanish.Sethlang

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