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Southwest

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.

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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
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Southwest Asia southwest by south southwest by west Southwest Finland Southwest Middlesex southwest monsoon

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