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southwestern

American  
[sauth-west-ern] / ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ərn /

adjective

  1. situated in, coming from, or proceeding toward the southwest.

  2. Southwestern, of or relating to a region traditionally known as the Southwest in a country, continent, etc.


Example Sentences

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Gonzales is married with six children, and represents the 23rd Congressional District, the state’s largest, which stretches across the southwestern border and into San Antonio.

From Salon

His district — the largest in the state — runs along the southwestern border and includes a slice of San Antonio.

From Salon

Chongqing - a humid southwestern metropolis which once made global headlines for a corruption scandal and murder - turned popular and cool.

From BBC

One high-profile incident occurred in October, when rescuers were shown failing to open the doors of a burning electric vehicle in the southwestern city of Chengdu.

From Barron's

Cash-strapped and running out of options, a public hospital in southwestern France has turned to an unlikely source of rescue: potential patients.

From Barron's