Meanings
southwestern1
alternative UK south-western
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the southwest.
Locals think southwestern sunsets are the most beautiful.
1 more example
In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF).
2023 May 18, Reuters, “Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow”, in CNN Business
Southwestern2
- not comparableOf or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- USnot comparableOf or relating to the southwestern region of the contiguous United States.
This recipe has a Southwestern flavor that reminds me of my trip to Santa Fe.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames
adjectivesituated in or oriented toward the southwest
adjectiveof a region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Nevada, Utah, Colorado
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
southwestern · adjective
- Old Englishsūþwesterne
- Middle Englishsouthwesterne
- Englishsouthwestern
From Middle English southwesterne, from Old English sūþwesterne, equivalent to south + western.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Southwestern · adjective
By surface analysis, equally (1) Southwest + -ern or (2) a proprialization from southwestern.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian югоза́паден
- югоза́паден (jugozápaden)Translations
Catalan sud-occidental
- sud-occidentalTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 西南的
- 西南的 (xīnán de)Translations
Czech jihozápadní
- jihozápadníTranslations
Dutch zuidwestelijk
- zuidwestelijkTranslations
Esperanto sudokcidenta, suduesta
- sudokcidentaTranslations
- suduestaTranslations
Finnish lounainen
- lounainenTranslations
French sud-occidental
- sud-occidentalTranslations
Greek νοτιοδυτικός
- νοτιοδυτικός (notiodytikós)Translations
Hindi दक्षिणपश्चिमी
- दक्षिणपश्चिमी (dakṣiṇpaścimī)Translations
Hungarian délnyugati
- délnyugatiTranslations
Italian sudoccidentale
- sudoccidentaleTranslations
Japanese 西南の, 南西の
- 西南の (seinan no)Translations
- 南西の (nansei no)Translations
Korean 서남의, 남서의
- 서남의 (seonam-ui)Translations
- 남서의 (namseo-ui)Translations
Māori ki te tonga-mā-uru, ki te hauāuru-mā-tonga
- ki te tonga-mā-uruTranslations
- ki te hauāuru-mā-tongaTranslations
- ki te uru-mā-tongaTranslations
Polish południowo-zachodni
- południowo-zachodniTranslations
Portuguese sudoeste, do sudoeste
- sudoesteTranslations
- do sudoesteTranslations
Romanian de sud-vest, sudvestic
- de sud-vestTranslations
- sudvesticTranslations
Russian юго-за́падный
- юго-за́падный (jugo-západnyj)Translations
Spanish al suroeste, del sudoeste
- al suroesteTranslations
- del sudoesteTranslations
- suroccidentalTranslations
- sudoccidentalTranslations
- suroestalTranslations
- sudoestalTranslations
Turkish güneybatı
- güneybatıTranslations
Cite this entry
southwestern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southwestern
“southwestern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southwestern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “southwestern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southwestern.
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