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south-west

noun south-wests

  1. UK, alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of southwest In Chuchow in the south-west of Chekiang, as we learn from a Shaoshing letter, rebel soldiers have, before the arrival of the soldiers sent by the Governor, killed the magistrate of Sian city named Wu.

adjective more south-west · most south-west

  1. UK, alternative, not comparable, usually Alternative form of southwest

adverb more south-west · most south-west

  1. UK, alternative, not comparable, usually Alternative form of southwest Little detailed information is available on the series of violent shocks which occurred in Hopeh province, north-eastern China, in March 1966. The earthquake of 7 March (No. 184), whose epicentre was located in the region of Hsing-t’ai, about 400 km south-west of Pekin, probably caused extensive dam

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@misc{south_west_2026,
  title = {south-west},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/south-west},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}