Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or situated in the southwest.
- In the direction of southwest or nearly so: as, to sail a southwestern course.
- From the direction of the southwest or nearly so: as, a southwestern wind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
southwest .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
- adjective situated in or oriented toward the southwest
- noun a dialect of Middle English
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word southwestern.
Examples
-
Back then, Boehner was the president of Nucite Sales, a plastics company in southwestern Ohio, and a member of the state legislature.
The rise, fall and rise of John Boehner Paul Kane 2010
-
Here in southwestern BC they are in season at the beginning of June – as in right now.
-
Yes | No | Report from kirkdeeter wrote 30 weeks 2 days ago buckhunter ... down in southwestern Colorado, you need to talk with John Flick of Duranglers in Durango, Colo; duranglers. com.
-
Two years ago i had the great oppurtunity of hunting the San Juan national forrest in southwestern colorado.
Elk Hunting Colorado 2009
-
Yes | No | Report from kirkdeeter wrote 30 weeks 2 days ago buckhunter ... down in southwestern Colorado, you need to talk with John Flick of Duranglers in Durango, Colo; duranglers. com.
-
For me, Cinderella number one has to be the Animas River in southwestern Colorado.
-
As soon as my savings permitted, I relocated to the west coast, to southern California, and later purchased a small piece of property in southwestern Colorado.
Good Ol' Days 2009
-
When in southwestern Iowa and the emergency broadcast network breaks over the radio with a tornado warning ... and you pull off the highway to hide under an overpass ... it's not a cool parenting move to suggest to the 8-year old in the back seat that he look out the window and see if he can spot a funnel cloud.
-
As soon as my savings permitted, I relocated to the west coast, to southern California, and later purchased a small piece of property in southwestern Colorado.
Good Ol' Days 2009
-
Sandwiched between the famous Madison and Yellowstone Rivers in southwestern Montana is another favorite -- the Gallatin.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.