How do you spell northwest

Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of northwest Entry 1 of 4. Definition of northwest Entry 2 of 4. Definition of northwest Entry 3 of 4. North West geographical name. Definition of North West Entry 4 of 4. Examples of northwest in a Sentence Adverb It's about 80 miles northwest of here.

I headed northwest on Route 1. Adjective the northwest corner of the building Noun A mountain range is in the northwest of the country. We traveled throughout the Northwest. First Known Use of northwest Adverb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a.

Learn More About northwest. Time Traveler for northwest The first known use of northwest was before the 12th century See more words from the same century. Phrases Related to northwest the Pacific Northwest the northwest.

Style: MLA. English Language Learners Definition of northwest Entry 1 of 3. Kids Definition of northwest Entry 1 of 3. Kids Definition of northwest Entry 2 of 3. Kids Definition of northwest Entry 3 of 3. Get Word of the Day daily email! Test Your Vocabulary. Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way. Active 1 year, 5 months ago. Viewed times. According to Merriam-Webster , northwest , capitalized: regions or countries to the northwest of a specified or implied point of orientation.

Improve this question. Hi, would you expand on it? I checked the link and it is not very clear to me when to use the capitalization and when not to. There is only one correct answer and that is North-West — jxhyc.

You have overlooked that the Merriam-Webtser entry says " North West geographical name" below the uncapitalised definitions. I can only assume that as the context is for a stay in the UK and it is on a British English form, "North-West" is what is required as this is the British term, although it seems a little harsh unless context has been given.

The exam you quote says nothing about regions or countries. In fact, the use of in the northwest strongly suggests the adverbial definition, which is all lowercase, rather than the common noun sense you propose.

But since the exam provides no context for the phrase, it's impossible to say. Show 4 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name.