Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

northwest territory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
north-west- ter-ri-to-ry
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former territory of the United States that consisted of the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota. It existed from 1787 to 1803.

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What does northwest territory mean?
A former territory of the United States that consisted of the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota. It existed from 1787 to 1803.

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