| Aeolis |
an ancient Greek colony on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. |
| Athabaskan |
a group of American Indian languages spoken by western tribes from Alaska and northwest Canada down through the coastal regions of Oregon and California. [1/3 definitions] |
| Atlas Mountains |
a range of mountains in northwest Africa stretching across the southwestern part of Morocco and northern parts of Algeria and Tunisia. |
| bigfoot |
a conjectured animal resembling a large ape or gorilla, alleged to live in the wilder areas of the Pacific Northwest; sasquatch. |
| Britain |
the main island of the United Kingdom, located off the northwest coast of France and occupied by England, Scotland, and Wales; Great Britain. [1/2 definitions] |
| Canary Islands |
a group of islands off the northwest coast of Africa that comprises two Spanish provinces; Canaries. |
| Chinook Jargon |
a pidgin language incorporating words from English, French, Chinook, and other Indian languages, formerly used by traders in the American Northwest. |
| Flathead |
any member of several Indian tribes in the northwest United States, esp. a Salishan tribe of Montana. |
| Guernsey |
an island of the United Kingdom in the English Channel near the northwest tip of France; Isle of Guernsey. [1/2 definitions] |
| hammer |
a hand tool having a solid, heavy head set across a handle and used to pound, indent, or beat metal, nails, or the like into shape or place, or any similar device. [1/14 definitions] |
| Machu Picchu |
an extensive Inca ruin located in the Andes Mountains northwest of Cuzco, Peru. |
| Madeira |
a group of Portuguese islands off the northwest African coast. [1/3 definitions] |
| NNW |
abbreviation of "north-northwest," a point on the compass halfway between north and northwest. |
| north-northwest |
a point on the compass halfway between north and northwest. [2 definitions] |
| northwest |
a region in the direction of northwest. [3/4 definitions] |
| northwester |
a strong wind or storm from the northwest. |
| northwesterly |
of, in, or toward the northwest. [3 definitions] |
| northwestern |
located in, coming from, or characteristic of the northwest. |
| northwestward |
toward the northwest. [3 definitions] |
| northwestwardly |
toward the northwest. [2 definitions] |
| Nunavut |
a territory in northern Canada created from eastern portions of the Northwest Territories in the late 1990s. |