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Southwest vs Malabar - What's the difference?

southwest | malabar |

As nouns the difference between southwest and malabar

is that southwest is the compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225°, abbreviated as sw while malabar is malayalam (language).

As an adjective southwest

is of or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.

southwest

English

Alternative forms

* south-west * sou'-west

Noun

(-)
  • The compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225°, abbreviated as SW.
  • *
  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest , a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

    • Derived terms

    * southwest by south * southwest by west

    Coordinate terms

    * (compass point) northeast, northwest, southeast

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
  • Towards the southwest, southwestwards, southwestern.
  • From the southwest, southwesterly

    • malabar

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A region in the southwest of India, principally the modern state of Kerala.

    • Derived terms

    * Malabar Coast * Malabar nut