SOUTHWESTERN


Meaning of SOUTHWESTERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -tərn ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūth-westerne, from sūth south + westerne western

Date: before 12th century

1. : lying toward or coming from the southwest

2. often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest

• south·west·ern·most -ˌmōst adjective

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