the northwest

noun

variants or the Northwest

: the northwestern part of a country or region

A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.

Examples of the northwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web State of play: In the northwest suburb of Huntley, Lennar is building homes that measure 1,500 square feet, featuring open floor plans and dens tucked off the foyer, for over $400,000. —

Sami Sparber, Axios, 17 Aug. 2024 Earlier this week, Springdale officials announced a group of mosquitoes collected on Springdale Pike in the northwest portion of the city tested positive for the virus. —

Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024 Now a sprawling suburban city in the northwest Phoenix area, Surprise continues to grow and develop. —

Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024 After living in Amsterdam for a while, my mother and I moved to Haarlem, a port city located outside of Amsterdam in the northwest Netherlands. —

Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the northwest

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'the northwest.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Cite this Entry

Style

“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.

Copy Citation