Hyphenation of Southwest

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Southwest? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

South-west

Definitions of Southwest:

1.
The compass point midway between south and west
At 225 degrees
2.
The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
3.
The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
4.
A location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
5.
Coming from the southwest
The winds are southwesterly
6.
Situated in or oriented toward the southwest
7.
To, toward, or in the southwest

Synonyms of Southwest:

adj southwesterly, south
adj southwestern, southwesterly, south
noun sou'-west, SW, compass point, point
noun Southwest, southwestern United States, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
adv south-west, sou'west

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