PACIFIC NORTHWEST Definition & Meaning

Pacific Northwest

[ puh-sif-ik nawrth-west ]

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noun

an imprecisely defined region of North America that is commonly held to include the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia, with some designations extending the region south into northern California and/or north into Alaska and Yukon: often considered as much a historical, sociocultural region as a geographical one. : PNW

Pacific Northwest

noun

the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies

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According to its website, Lear Asset Management operates mainly in the Pacific Northwest.

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According to Greenwald, the previous definition prevented acts like cutting down swaths of old-growth forests in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest where federally threatened northern spotted owls nest and roost.

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In 1844, some Americans called for military force if the UK wouldn't agree to its claims in the Pacific Northwest.

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The present-day Pacific Northwest has a prominent survivalist streak along with a healthy number of, shall we say, weird faith clubs.

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In addition to California, they include a Mid-Atlantic hub, a Pacific Northwest hub and Midwest hub, all of which span primarily “blue” states that tend to vote for Democrats.

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