WordNet
n. the northwestern region of the United States [syn: Northwest]
Wikipedia
The Northwestern United States is an informal geographic region of the United States. The region consistently includes the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho—and usually Montana and Wyoming. Some sources include southeast Alaska in the Northwest. The related but distinct term " Pacific Northwest" generally excludes areas from the Rockies eastward.
The Northwestern United States is a subportion of the Western United States (which is, itself, even more ambiguous). In contrast, states included in the neighboring regions ( Southwestern United States and Great Plains) and Utah are not simultaneously considered part of both regions.
Like the southwestern United States, the Northwest definition has moved westward over time. The current area includes the old Oregon Territory (created in 1848–Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and areas in Montana west of the Continental Divide). The region is similar to Federal Region X, which comprises Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.
It is home to over 14.2 million citizens. Some of the fastest growing cities in this region and in the nation include Seattle, Spokane, Bellevue, Tacoma, Vancouver, Kennewick, Pasco, Yakima, Portland, Eugene, Salem, Boise, Missoula, and Billings.
Usage examples of "northwestern united states".
The consensus on the bridge was that it was one of the gigantic balloons that the Japanese had set afloat for the purpose of starting forest fires and bombing cities in the northwestern United States.
U-shaped valleys and other glacial evidence closely resemble the ice-free features of the Cascade mountains in the northwestern United States.
Boo-Boo had kindly shared with her the early-morning report of the very bizarre destruction of a television station in the northwestern United States.
The Australian thought that he was suffering a severe attack of the DT's, while the Swede was sure forest elves of ancient legends had kidnapped him, they were joined by a woman who had given up all hope after becoming lost on a tramping trip in the northwestern United States.
With a sigh, she rolled her scooter until her antenna could establish a good signal with the northwestern United States.