Northwestern

Wildcat territory school

Northwestern most commonly refers to Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois: She got her MBA from Northwestern.

It also appears in proper names of regions, companies, and institutions: Northwestern Mutual, the Northwestern United States. (Lowercase northwestern is the directional adjective.)

geography

Cascadia

Pacific Northwest ecological region

WashingtonU.S. seat of government
OregonNorthwestern U.S. state
AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest

British Columbia · Seattle · Portland · coastline · mountains · fjords · inlet · peninsula · territory · frontier

climate

rainy

Marked by precipitation

overcastSky fully veiled
mistyObscured by vapor
drizzleVery light precipitation

damp · temperate · maritime · foggy · gray · cloudy · precipitation · evergreen · lush · moss

university

Evanston

Chicago suburb with university

Big TenMajor collegiate athletic conference
KelloggCereal company founder
private universitySelf-funded higher learning institution

research university · Illinois

Categories

universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
Chicagothe Loop, Chicago, Chicago River, Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field
Illinois CollegesUniversity of Chicago, Bradley, Knox, Wheaton, Monmouth
Midwest CollegesOhio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Indiana, Ohio
North ShoreWinnetka, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Highland Park, Glenview
US UniversitiesUCLA, USC, Stanford, Duke, MIT

Opposites

compass direction

Northwesternsoutheastern

Toward the lower-right quadrant

southeast · southeasterly · southern · eastern · southwesterly

UNIVERSITY TYPE (for Northwestern University)

Northwesternstate school

Government-run educational institution

public university · University of Michigan · UC Berkeley · UCLA · Ohio State

ELITE UNIVERSITY IDENTITY (for Northwestern University)

NorthwesternHarvard

Prestigious Cambridge university

Yale · Princeton · Stanford · Duke · community college

Phrases

Northwestern UniversityPrivate research university in Evanston

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G