in the northwest vs in northwest

Both "in the northwest" and "in northwest" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In the northwest" is used when referring to a specific region or area, while "in northwest" is used when describing a direction or location without specifying a particular area.

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in the northwest

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific region or area in the northwest direction.

Use "in the northwest" when you want to specify a particular region or area located in the northwest direction.

Examples:

The city is located in the northwest of the country.
There are beautiful mountains in the northwest of the state.

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Forests are mostly located in the province's mountainous regions in the northwest and northeast.
The tomb is situated in Santiago de Compostela in the northwest corner of Spain.
Beginning to impact our relationships with some of our friends in the northwest.
Tegel is located in the northwest of the city.
Ecole Mont-Leclair in Geneva and then two colleges in the northwest.
There's nothing else in the northwest.
VlychadaA long sandy beach in the northwest with a rock in the middle.
The last Thai destination is Pai, a city located in the northwest of the country.
This cloister is closed with the bell tower built in the northwest.
Geographically, there are two islands: Futuna Island (in the northwest) (83 km², pop.
Arriving in the northwest, he quickly assembled a coalition force from Athens' allies in the region and besieging the city of Leucas.
The situation in the northwest was more complicated: Margrave Otto III of Brandenburg took the important Greater Polish fortress at Santok and besieged Lubusz.
Other theories see Jomsborg in the northwest of nearby Usedom island, on lands now submerged.
The Ankara Metro line runs between the city center to Batikent which is located in the northwest.
DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMMODATION Hungary in the northwest of Mosonmagyarovar, which is famous both at home and abroad a very high efficiency thermal water.
There are several islands off the Welsh mainland, the largest of which is Anglesey (Ynys Môn) in the northwest.
Hotel Jachtlust lies in the northwest of the province Drenthe, in the village Steenbergen.
Directions Oliastur Apartments are placed in El Cotillo, a classic fishermen village so preserved that it seems stopped in time, in the northwest of Fuerteventura Island.
We have an unusually high heat signature in the northwest quadrant.
It's in the northwest of Western Australia, very pleasant place.

Alternatives:

in the northeast
in the southwest
in the southeast

in northwest

This phrase is correct and commonly used when describing a direction or location without specifying a particular area.

Use "in northwest" when you want to indicate a general direction or location without emphasizing a specific region or area.