northwest /.nɒ:θ'west/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the northwestern region of the United States
• (n.) the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
• (n.) the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

Chinese translation

• n. 西北, 西北方
• a. 西北的, 在西北的, 来自西北的
• adv. 向西北

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/.nɒ:θ'west/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.14 · Rare

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Related words

northern · northeast · northward · northwards

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