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Meaning of Southwest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
saʊθˈwɛst

Definitions

  1. A borough and region of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  2. The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
  3. Synonym of Southwestern United States.
  4. A locality in the Central Highlands council area, the Derwent Valley council area, Huon Valley council area and the West Coast council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

Equivalents

Български югозапад
Català sud-oest
Čeština jihozápad
Cymraeg de-orllewin
Dansk sydvest
Ελληνικά νοτιοδυτικά
Eesti edel
Suomi lounas
Français sud-ouest
Galego suroeste
Magyar délnyugat
Bahasa Indonesia barat daya
Íslenska suðvestur
Italiano sudovest
日本語 南西 西南
ខ្មែរ និរតី
한국어 남서 남서부 서남
ລາວ ຫໍຣະດີ
Te Reo Māori uru-mā-tonga
Македонски југозапад
Bahasa Melayu barat daya
Malti lbiċ
မြန်မာဘာသာ အနောက်တောင်
Nederlands zuidwesten
Português sudoeste
Română sud-vest
Svenska sydväst
Kiswahili kusini-magharibi
తెలుగు నైఋతి
Türkçe güneybatı
Tiếng Việt tây nam

Examples

“So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.”

CEFR level

C2
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