NORTHWESTERN

northwestern

(adjective) of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming

northwestern, northwesterly, northwest

(adjective) situated in or oriented toward the northwest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

northwestern (comparative more northwestern, superlative most northwestern)

Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.

(of wind) blowing from that direction

Source: Wiktionary


North`west"ern, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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