Northwestern or North-western or North western may refer to: *

Northwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A '' compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west— ...

, a direction *

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois ** The

Northwestern Wildcats The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and one of two private universities in the conference, the other ...

, this school's intercollegiate athletic program **

Northwestern Medicine Northwestern Medicine, formerly Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, is a non-profit healthcare system affiliated with the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Members include research hospitals, Acute ...

, an academic medical system comprising: *** Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine ***

Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is a nationally ranked academic medical center located on Northwestern University's Campus of Northwestern University, Chicago campus in Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship campus for Nort ...

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Northwestern College (Iowa) Northwestern College (NWC and informally Northwestern Iowa) is a Private university, private Christian college in Orange City, Iowa, United States, that is Calvinism, Reformed, Evangelicalism, evangelical and Ecumenism, ecumenical. Established ...

, a small Christian college in Iowa *

University of Northwestern – St. Paul The University of Northwestern – St. Paul (UNWSP) is a Private university, private Evangelical Christianity, evangelical Christian university in Roseville, Minnesota, United States. History The predecessor to the current university was fir ...

(formerly Northwestern College), a small Christian college, located in Roseville, Minnesota * The former Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin, which was incorporated into

Martin Luther College Martin Luther College (MLC) is a Private college, private Confessional Lutheranism, Lutheran college in New Ulm, Minnesota. It is operated by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). Martin Luther College was established in 1995, when Nor ...

in New Ulm, Minnesota in 1995 *

Northwestern Michigan College Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) is a Public college, public community college in Traverse City, Michigan. Established in 1951, the college enrolls more than 3,000 students. The college offers associate degrees and professional certificates, B ...

, a small college located in Traverse City, Michigan * Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma *

Northwestern State University Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSULA) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville, Louisiana, Leesville/Fort Jo ...

, in Natchitoches, Louisiana *

Northwestern California University School of Law The Northwestern California University School of Law is an online law school registered in Sacramento, California, founded in 1982. It is approved and accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California, and is authorized ...

, an online based law school in Sacramento, California * Northwestern Polytechnic University in Fremont, California

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Northwestern High School (disambiguation) Northwestern High School may refer to: *Northwestern High School in Sciota, Illinois, which was consolidated into West Prairie High School * Northwestern High School (Indiana) * Northwestern High School (Baltimore, Maryland) * Northwestern High Sc ...

, a number of high schools in the United States

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Northwestern United States The Northwestern United States, also known as the American Northwest or simply the Northwest, is an informal geographic region of the United States. The region consistently includes the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming ...

, a region of the United States of America * North Western Oklahoma City, a district of Oklahoma City around Western Avenue *

North West Province, South Africa North West ( ; ) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre and province of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of ...

, a province of South Africa *

North Western Province, Sri Lanka North Western Province ( ''Wayamba Paḷāta'', ''Vada Mael Mākāṇam'') is a province of Sri Lanka. It is the fourth-largest province by land area, covering , and the fourth-most populated province with a population of over 2,592,000 people. ...

, a province of Sri Lanka *

North-Western Province, Zambia North-Western Province is one of ten Provinces of Zambia. It covers an area of , has a population of 1,278,357 and a population density of 20 per square kilometre as of 2022.

, one of Zambia's ten provinces *

Northwestern Federal District Northwestern Federal District ( rus, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, p=ˌsʲevʲɪrə ˈzapədnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the federal districts of Russia, eight federal districts of Russia. It ...

, Russia *

Northwestern Krai Northwestern Krai () was a ''krai'' of the Russian Empire (unofficial subdivision) in the territories of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania (present-day Belarus and Lithuania). The administrative center was in Vilna (now Vilnius). Northwestern ...

, a subdivision of Imperial Russia *

North-Western Territory The North-Western Territory was a region of British North America extant until 1870 and named for where it lay in relation to Rupert's Land. Because of the lack of development, exploration, and cartographic limits of the time, the exact boun ...

, a Hudson's Bay Company region, precursor to today's Northwest Territories though including what is now Yukon Territory *

North-Western Provinces The North-Western Provinces was an Presidencies and provinces of British India, administrative region in British Raj, British India. The North-Western Provinces were established in 1836, through merging the administrative divisions of the Cede ...

, an administrative region in British India

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, a nationally ranked academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois *

Northwestern Station The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center (), on the site of the former Chicago and North Western Terminal, is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois. For the last century, this site has served as the primary terminal for th ...

in Chicago, Illinois * The

Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western was a Railroad classes#Class I, Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of t ...

* The ''

Oshkosh Northwestern The ''Oshkosh Northwestern'' is a daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The ''Northwestern'' is primarily distributed in Winnebago, Waushara, and Green Lake counties. History For the forty years preceding establishment of the newspa ...

'', a daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin *

FV Northwestern Fishing vessel, F/V ''Northwestern'' is an Alaskan crab, Pacific cod, and salmon tendering commercial fishing vessel featured in the Discovery Channel series ''Deadliest Catch''. To date the ''Northwestern'' is the only vessel to have featured ...

crab fishing vessel featured on ''Deadliest Catch'' *

The Northwestern (band) The Northwestern were an English indie rock band, formed by former Hope of the States members Sam Herlihy and Simon Jones Their first full tour commenced on 29 May 2009, playing eleven shows across the UK. Their debut single "Telephones" / ...

, a British rock band *

Northwestern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is a genre in various arts that tell stories set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska. It is similar to the Western genre, b ...

, a genre of literature and film depicting Westerns set in Canada and Alaska *

North Western Road Car Company (1923) The North Western Road Car Company was a bus company based in Stockport, England that operated services in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire and West Riding of Yorkshire from 1923 until 1974. History The North Western Road Car ...

, the historic 1923-1974 bus company based in Stockport, England * North Western Road Car Company (1986), the historic 1986-1997 bus company based in Liverpool, England * North Western Railway (disambiguation)

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