Hyphenation of northwestern

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word northwestern ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

north-west-ern

Definitions of northwestern :

1.
Situated in or oriented toward the northwest
2.
Of a region of the United States generally including Washington
Oregon Idaho And sometimes Montana Wyoming

Synonyms of northwestern :

adj northwesterly, northwest, north
adj western

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