Northwestern

a.

1.

Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.

Adj.	1.	northwestern - situated in or oriented toward the northwest Synonyms: northwest, northwesterly
	2.	northwestern - of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming

north, northwest, northwesterly