northwest territories northwest passage • northwestward · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · northwest territories · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 21 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut. Synonyms: Northwest Territories. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077