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Due West

Definition: Due West

Due West

Noun

1. The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Due West

Synonym: west (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Due West, South Carolina

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Due West is a town located in Abbeville County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,209.

Geography


Due West is located at 34°19'56" North, 82°23'14" West (34.332110, -82.387131)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,209 people, 307 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density is 284.6/km² (738.4/mi²). There are 342 housing units at an average density of 80.5/km² (208.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 79.24% White, 18.61% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 307 households out of which 20.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% are married couples living together, 13.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% are non-families. 32.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.21 and the average family size is 2.76. In the town the population is spread out with 11.3% under the age of 18, 40.7% from 18 to 24, 14.5% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 24 years. For every 100 females there are 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 72.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $39,375, and the median income for a family is $53,000. Males have a median income of $35,917 versus $27,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $22,758. 13.5% of the population and 9.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.0% are under the age of 18 and 14.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Due West, South Carolina."

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Crosswords: Due West

English words defined with "due west": WbN, WbS, west by north, west by south. (references)

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Photo Album: Due West

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Looking due west from Blue Ridge. Credit: J. Brende.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Cities: Due West


1. Due West, SC (town, FIPS 21040)
Location: 34.33225 N, 82.38861 W
Population (1990): 1220 (316 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 29639
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Due West

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

due west south carolina

15

due west

4

academy due west

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Due West

Language Translations for "due west"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

genau westlich. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

真西 , 正西 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

まにし, せいせい (accurately, create, exactly, feel refreshed, feel relieved, form, generate, growing up, lively, neatly, punctually, purification, symmetrical). (various references)

   

Manx

  

sheear yeeragh. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ueday estway

   

Russian 

  

лицом строго к западу (facing due west). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Due West

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-s-t-u-w"

-1 letter: etudes, stewed, tweeds.

-2 letters: deets, duets, etude, sewed, steed, suede, swede, sweet, tewed, tweed, weeds, weest, weets.

-3 letters: dees, deet, dews, dues, duet, dust, ewes, seed, stew, stud, sued, suet, teds, teed, tees, tews, twee, used, weds, weed, wees, weet, west, wets.

-4 letters: dee, dew, due, eds, ewe, see, set, sew, sue, ted, tee.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-s-t-u-w"
 

+4 letters: butterweeds, outwrestled, tumbleweeds, underwrites, unsweetened, unwieldiest, unwitnessed.

 

+5 letters: quartersawed, underweights, underwriters, unwontedness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Photo Album 		5. Cities
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams 		9. Bibliography


  

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