As nouns the difference between northwest and aran
is that northwest is the compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as nw while aran is plum (fruit).
As a adjective northwest
is of or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
northwest
English
Alternative forms
* north-west
* nor'-west
Noun
(
en noun)
The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW.
Derived terms
* northwest by north
* northwest by west
Coordinate terms
* (compass point) northeast, southeast, southwest
Adjective
(-)
Of or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
Towards the northwest; northwestwards.
From the northwest, northwesterly
aran
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A group of islands off the northwest coast of Ireland, also called the Arans or the (Aran Islands).
The barony which contains these islands.
Quotations
* 2007 , Hugo Hamilton, The Harbor Boys: A Memoir , page 147:
*: The first thing we noticed going out to Aran was the light. It was coming from the opposite direction and felt strange. To us living in Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland, the world seemed to be turned around a full hundred and eighty degrees
Derived terms
* Aran weight
Anagrams
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