1Situated in, directed towards, or facing the south-west.
the south-western coast of Turkey
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I am led to conclude that many towns existed on the south-western shore of Britain, previous to the descent of Julius Caesar.
The first column marched towards the south-western gate at six o'clock.
This south-western range seems to be the chief factor in the group of hills that forms the western side of the Samaritan Gorge.
The Himalayas lie on the south-western border of China.
Non-glaciated areas are more common towards the western extremity of the island, where nearly all of the anchorages on the south-western side occur.
1.1(of a wind) blowing from the south-west.
all sea crossings have been cancelled because of a strong south-western wind
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South-western zephyr, far from oceans here, whispers lazily of warm Gulf Stream sunfish.
On the 29th, a south-western storm burst, which was accompanied with flashes of lightning of an extraordinary length.
The climate is tempered by the south-western breezes of the Indian Ocean.
As the breeze changed into a south-western gale, few of the passengers escaped seasickness.
Our western and south-western gusts of wind are very destructive to the vine when it is in the full vigour of growth.
2Living in, originating from, or characteristic of the south-west of a particular country or region.
the south-western residents' traffic concerns
his thick south-western accent
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It seems worthwhile to try and isolate these earlier south-western traditions.
The south-western cuisine is not necessarily spicy or greasy.
We have seen examples of this adopted in architectural figures of the Romanesque period in the south-western schools.
This anonymous play has a consistent speaker of south-western dialect, the cloth-maker Oliver, whose home is explicitly mentioned as Devonshire.
The restaurants operate in harmony with certain south-western festivals such as the Espelette Festival in October, when lots of Basque songs are featured.