Definition of Northwest

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Northwest

The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

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.

Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.

Toward the northwest.

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Northwest Quotations

Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
Bruce Babbitt

The Northwest is in better shape than it was eight years ago.
Bruce Babbitt

It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in southeast Chicago.
Richard M. Daley

It is no secret that those of us in the Northwest believe the Administration's proposal to drive up the cost of electricity in our region is not only misguided, but also will not achieve the intended goal of raising money for the treasury.
Greg Walden

My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league.
Kurt Russell

In the 19th Century people were looking for the Northwest Passage. Ships were lost and brave people were killed, but that doesn't mean we never went back to that part of the world again, and I consider it the same in space exploration.
John L. Phillips

We depend on our rivers and dams for energy, transportation, irrigation and recreation and I will continue this year to fight for what's best for the Pacific Northwest.
Cathy McMorris

The Pacific Northwest depends on inexpensive renewable energy from our dams.
Cathy McMorris

Not considering this opening worthy of more attention, I continued our pursuit to the Northwest, being desirous to embrace the advantages of the prevailing breeze.
George Vancouver

House passage is good news for the Northwest corner and our environment.
Nancy L. Johnson

Northwest Translations

northwest in French is nord ouest
northwest in German is Nordwesten
northwest in Italian is nordovest
northwest in Spanish is noroeste

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