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southwestern

adj

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from sūþwesterne
  2. inherited from southwesterne

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the southwest.

    • Locals think southwestern sunsets are the most beautiful.
    • In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF).

  2. Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in…

    Of or relating to any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at southwestern. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at southwestern. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at southwestern

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA