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south·west·ern \-tə(r)n, -R also -tən\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūthwesterne, from sūth south + westerne western — more at south, western 1. often capitalized : of, relating to, originating or dwelling in, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest < southwestern ranchers > < southwestern pueblo towns > 2. : situated toward or coming from the southwest |