northwestern corner

collocation in English

meaningsofnorthwesternandcorner

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northwestern
adjective
uk
/ˌnɔːθˈwes.tən/us
/ˌnɔːrθˈwes.t̬ɚn/
in or from ...
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corner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/us
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, ...
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(Definition ofnorthwesternandcornerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On thenorthwesterncornerof the basilica, the stairway leading to the galleries survives.
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It also occurs in thenorthwesterncornerof the watershed.
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Today it is limited to thenorthwesterncornerof the island because of deforestation and other consumption of its habitat for human use.
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A second house, near thenorthwesterncornerof the palisade, was also successfully defended.
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The components are housed on the church roof inside of a perforated dome on the building'snorthwesterncorner.
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The third staircase, on thenorthwesterncorner, was added in the late 1990s to alleviate overcrowding in the station.
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It is located in the farnorthwesterncornerof the county.
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Situated in the remotenorthwesterncornerof the province, the park protects large tracts of boreal forest, alpine tundra and glaciated terrain.
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The communists then changed their tactic by digging tunnels at thenorthwesterncornerof the city and then to dynamite the city wall.
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On thenorthwesterncornerof the church is a square tower surmounted by a lead spire in the shape of an upside down octagonal trumpet.
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Located in thenorthwesterncornerof the county, it was the only township in the county.
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I-84 itself clips thenorthwesterncornerof the city.
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Thenorthwesterncornerforms a gable-topped bay, again with a stepped chimney-stack.
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The city is increasingly encroaching on this town in itsnorthwesterncorner.
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It was created in 1903, in what was then thenorthwesterncornerof the province.
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The plan would call for the more densely populatednorthwesterncornerof the town to incorporate into a village of approximately 7,400 residents.
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A wall was also constructed around the city to further its protection, and a castle was constructed in the city'snorthwesterncorner.
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It is in thenorthwesterncornerof the state.
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Fantasilandia, the biggest amusement park in the country, is located on itsnorthwesterncorner.
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Outflow was good across most of the system, except thenorthwesterncornerwhere it was restricted by interaction with a nearby typhoon.
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