Meanings
adjectivenorth-western (comparative more north-western, superlative most north-western)
comparative more north-western · superlative most north-western
- UKalternativeAlternative form of northwestern.
In Shenmu County, Shensi Province in the north-western part of China, a medical school for barefoot doctors offers a two year programme.
1972, Paul G. Pickowicz, “Barefoot Doctors in China: People, Politics, and Paramedicine”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XI, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 34, column 1
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