Southwestern Definition & Meaning
southwestern
- adjective
- situated in or oriented toward the southwest
- of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
- noun
- a dialect of Middle English
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- What does southwestern mean?
- situated in or oriented toward the southwest of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado a dialect of Middle English
- What part of speech is southwestern?
- Southwestern is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does southwestern have?
- Southwestern has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).