north-west

  • 1north-west — ► NOUN 1) the point of the horizon midway between north and west. 2) the north western part of a country, region, or town. ► ADJECTIVE 1) lying towards, near, or facing the north west. 2) (of a wind) from the north west. ► ADVERB ▪ to or …

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  • 2North West —   [ nɔːθ west], Wirtschaftsplanungsregion in Nordwestengland, 7 342 km2, 6,41 Mio. Einwohner; umfasst die Counties Cheshire, Lancashire und die beiden Metropolitan Counties Greater Manchester und Merseyside mit Liverpool. Überwiegend ein leicht… …

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  • 3North-West —   [nɔːθ ], Provinz in der Republik Südafrika, Nord West …

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  • 4North West — Noord Wes Nordwest Wappen Basisdaten Hauptstadt: Mafikeng Fläche: Rang: in % Südafrikas …

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  • 5north|west|er|ly — «NRTH WEHS tuhr lee; Nautical NR WEHS tuhr lee», adjective, adverb. 1. toward the northwest. 2. from the northwest …

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  • 6north|west|er — «NRTH WEHS tuhr; Nautical NR WEHS tuhr», noun. 1. a wind or storm from the northwest. 2. the strong wind which blows over Bengal, India, in March and April. Also, nor wester …

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  • 7north-west — ♦♦ also North West 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N The north west is the direction which is halfway between north and west. ...Ushant, five miles out to the north west. Syn: direction 2) N SING: the N, oft N of n The north west of a place, country, or… …

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  • 8north-west — I north west UK / US or northwest UK [ˌnɔː(r)θˈwest] / US [ˌnɔrθˈwest] noun [uncountable] * the direction that is between north and west. The north west is the part of a country or place that is in this direction the industrial area in the north… …

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  • 9ˌnorth-ˈwest — noun I 1) [U] the direction that is between north and west 2) the north west [singular] the part of a place that is in the north west ˌnorth ˈwestern adj II adj north west in the north west, or facing towards the north west ˌnorth ˈwest adv …

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  • 10north-west — noun /nɔθ ˈwɛst / (say nawth west) 1. the point or direction midway between north and west. 2. a region in this direction. –adjective /ˈnɔθ wɛst/ (say nawth west) 3. lying towards or situated in the north west. 4. directed or proceeding towards… …