Adjective
north-western (comparative more north-western, superlative most north-western)
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of northwestern
Hindu society as a whole has ceased to remember that Afghanistan rose on the ruins of Gandhara and Kamboja, the two ancient Janapadas of Bharatavarsha which had stood guard on our North-Western gateway for ages untold. Sita Ram Goel
Abd ar-Rahman I expelled Yusuf from Cordova, but it took still decades for him to expand to the north-western Andalusian districts. Source: Internet
A farmer walks near the shells of dead mussels lying in the dried-up bed of the Namoi River near the north-western New South Wales town of Walgett on Oct. 6, 2019. Source: Internet
According to some writers, Bactria was the homeland of Indo-Iranian tribes who moved south-west into Iran and into north-western India around 2500–2000 BC. Source: Internet
An army from Dublin led by Ragnall's kinsman Sihtric struck at north-western Mercia in 919, but in 920 or 921 Edward met with Ragnall and other kings. Source: Internet
Al Mahdi established his headquarters at Salamiyah and moved towards north-western Africa, under Aghlabid rule. Source: Internet