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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Northwest \North`west"\, adv.
     Toward the northwest.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Northwest \North`west"\, n. [AS. nor[eth]west.]
     1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and
        equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states
        of the United States, especially the states of Washington
        and Oregon. [U.S.]
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Northwest \North`west"\, a.
     1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between
        the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the
        northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest
        coast.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Northwest passage}, a passage or communication by sea
        between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north
        coast of America, long sought for by navigators.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  north-west
       adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {northwest}, {nor'-west}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  northwest
       adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: {northwestern},
               {northwesterly}]
       2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn: {northwesterly}]
       n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn: {northwestern
            United States}]
       2: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
          degrees [syn: {nor'-west}, {NW}]
       adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {north-west}, {nor'-west}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  91 Moby Thesaurus words for "northwest":
     Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast, Middle Atlantic,
     Middle West, NNW, NW, NW by N, NW by W, New England, North,
     North Central region, Northeast, Northwest, Pacific Northwest,
     South, Southeast, Southwest, Sunbelt, West, West Coast, Yankeeland,
     antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, cardinal points, compass card,
     compass rose, degrees, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost,
     eastern, easternmost, eastland, eastward, half points, hyperborean,
     lubber line, meridional, north, north-northwest, northbound,
     northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern,
     northernmost, northland, northward, northwest by north,
     northwest by west, northwesterly, northwestern, northwestward,
     northwestwardly, northwestwards, occident, occidental, orient,
     oriental, quarter points, rhumb, south, southbound, southeast,
     southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost,
     southward, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, sunrise, sunset,
     the Coast, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost,
     westland, westward, wild West
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Northwest, MI
    Zip code(s): 48504, 48532

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Northwest, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    671
     Housing Units (2000): 293
     Land area (2000):     6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            47860
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             34.309517 N, 78.152817 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Northwest, NC
      Northwest
  

















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