western

IPA: wˈɛstɝn

noun

  • A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
  • (dated) An inhabitant of a western region or country; a westerner.
  • A surname.
  • A village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.
  • A town in Oneida County, New York, United States.
  • Alternative letter-case form of western [A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.]

adjective

  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
  • (of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.
  • Occidental.
  • Of, situated in, or related to the West
  • (South Korea) From Europe.
  • Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West.
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Examples of "western" in Sentences

  • To the Oriental, the Westerner was a devil.
  • This ragweed is native to western North America.
  • To the south is the Western Working Anchorage of Victoria Harbour.
  • The north western part of the ward consists of woodland and pasture.
  • It is a noxious weed on the eastern and western sides of North America.
  • The airport serves the area of civil aviation in the south western part.
  • The gardens flank the north western side of the majestic palace building.
  • The vestry in the western end of the south aisle, is unusually positioned.
  • The North Western and Western Fells are cut off by the long gash of Borrowdale.
  • Sarlat is one of the most attractive and alluring towns in south western France.

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