NW

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A form of North Rhine-Westphalia — The most populous of the 16 component states of Germany, located in the west of the country.

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northwestnor'-westnorthwestward
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of North Rhine-Westphalia, a federal state of Germany.
nounNW (countable and uncountable, plural NWs)

plural NWs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of northwest.
  2. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of nanowire.
  3. InternetabbreviationcountableuncountablebusinessAbbreviation of net worth.
phrase
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of now watching.
  2. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of no worries.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

Similar
northwestnor'-westnorthwestward
Broader
compass pointpoint
Also see
nanowirenorthwestnorthwestward

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech SZ
  • SZnorthwest
Hungarian ÉNy
  • ÉNynorthwest
Italian NO
  • NOnorthwest
Portuguese NO, NW
  • NOnorthwest
  • NWnorthwest
Spanish NO, NW
  • NOnorthwest
  • NWnorthwest
Cite this entry
APA

NW. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NW

MLA

“NW.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NW. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NW,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NW.

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