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southwest
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[ noun ] the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)He spoke_of the season of dryness and dust , brought by the monsoon from the northeast , in_harmony with the season of rain and mud , brought by the monsoon from the southwest . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) the southwestern region of the United States
Synonyms Used in print (Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)The chief literary antecedents of the Snopes clan appeared in the realistic , humorous writing which originated_in the South and the Southwest in the three decades before the Civil_War . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] coming from the southwest
Synonyms Examples "the winds are southwesterly" Related terms |
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[ adverb ] to, toward, or in the southwest
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[ adverb ] to, toward, or in the southwest
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[ adjective ] situated in or oriented toward the southwest
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