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southwestern

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the southwest. Full definition →

Middle English southwesterne ← Old English sūþwesterne

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southwestern · adjective¹

Old English · inherited fromsūþwesterne
Middle English · inherited fromsouthwesterne
English todaysouthwestern

From Middle English southwesterne, from Old English sūþwesterne, equivalent to south + western.

Southwestern · adjective²

By surface analysis, equally (1) Southwest + -ern or (2) a proprialization from southwestern.

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