1. The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
   - sou'-west, southwestward, SW 
2. The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point 
3. A location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

1. To, toward, or in the southwest
   - south-west, sou'west

1. Coming from the southwest
   - southwesterly 
2. Situated in or oriented toward the southwest
   - southwestern, southwesterly

1. The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
   - southwestern United States

Derived forms: southwests

See also: south

Type of: compass point, direction, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, location, point

Part of: West, western United States

Encyclopedia: Southwest, Minneapolis Southwest, Indiana Southwest Southwest, Western Australia Southwest, Syracuse Southwest, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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