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southwest
adverb(south-west)
to, toward, or in the southwest
southwest
noun(south-west)
the general direction between south and west
southwest
noun(south-west)
the point midway between the south and west compass points
southwest
noun(south-west)
regions or countries lying to the southwest of a specified or implied point of orientation; especially : the southwestern part of the U.S.
southwest
adjective(south-west)
coming from the southwest
southwest
adjective(south-west)
situated toward or at the southwest
southwest
noun phrase(south-west)
a compass point that is one point south of due southwest : S33°45'W
southwest
noun phrase(south-west)
a compass point that is one point west of due southwest : S56°15'W
southwest
noun(south-west)
a compass point that is two points west of due south : S22°30'W
southwest
noun(south-west)
a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30'W
southwest
noun phrase(south-west)
a compass point that is one point west of due south : S11°15'W
southwest
geographical name(south-west)
country on the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern Africa that is bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn; capital Windhoek area 318,321 square miles (824,451 square kilometers), population 2,113,077

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