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north north-west
direction between north and northwest
North West Frontier Province
a northern province of Pakistan, whose capital is Peshawar
north by west
The compass point halfway between north and north-northwest, specifically 348.75°, abbreviated as NbW
west by north
The compass point halfway between west and west-northwest, specifically 281.25°, abbreviated as WbN
North West Co
(1783-1821) British-Canadian fur-trading company. Its operations were centred around the Lake Superior region and the valleys of the Red, Assiniboine, and Saskatchewan rivers. It later spread north and west to the Arctic and Pacific oceans. When its competitor, the Hudson's Bay Co., established a colony on the Red River (1811-12), North West workers destroyed the colony in the Seven Oaks Massacre. Hudson's Bay workers retaliated by destroying the North West post at Fort Gibraltar. The British government pressured the two companies to merge in 1821 as the Hudson's Bay Co
North West Territories
{i} one of the territories of Canada
north by west
the compass point that is one point west of due north
north west
direction situated between north and west on a compass
north-west
The north-west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west. the north-west coast of the United States. Sydney's north-west suburbs. = north-western
north-west
The north-west is the direction which is halfway between north and west. Ushant, five miles out to the north-west
north-west
The north-west of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west. Labour took its pre-election campaign to the North-West. the extreme north-west of South America
north-west
Something that is north-west of a place is positioned to the north-west of it. This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station
north-west
A north-west wind is a wind that blows from the north-west. A brisk north-west wind swept across the region
north-west
If you go north-west, you travel towards the north-west. Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line
west by north
northwest, compass direction located between north and west
west by north
the compass point that is one point north of due west
north north-west
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