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western

[ wes-tern ]

adjective

  1. lying toward or situated in the west:

    our company's western office.

  2. directed or proceeding toward the west:

    a western migration.

  3. coming or originating from the west, as a wind.
  4. (often initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, living in, or characteristic of the West, especially the western U.S.:

    a Western ranch.

  5. (usually initial capital letter) Occidental:

    to adopt Western dress.

  6. (usually initial capital letter) of or relating to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas:

    Western trade agreements.

  7. (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Western Church.


noun

  1. (often initial capital letter) a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century.
  2. a person or thing from a western region or country.

Western

1

/ ˈɛə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the West as opposed to the Orient
  2. (formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Americas and the parts of Europe not under Communist rule
  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of the western states of the US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a film, book, etc, concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early development
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

western

2

/ ˈɛə /

adjective

  1. situated in or towards or facing the west
  2. going or directed to or towards the west
  3. (of a wind, etc) coming or originating from the west
  4. native to, inhabiting, or growing in the west
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t-±İ adjective
  • ԴDz·ɱİ adjective noun
  • -±İ adjective
  • ܲ·ɱİ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of western1

before 1050; 1905–10 western fordef 8; Middle English, Old English westerne, equivalent to west west + -erne -ern
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"There is an operation there," he said when asked by reporters to comment on a Russian defence ministry statement that Ukrainian troops had unsuccessfully tried to enter the western part of the Belgorod region.

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The NGO estimates that hundreds of millions of dollars of tuna and similar species are illegally moved via this method in the western and central Pacific each year.

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A second child has died from the highly contagious measles virus as an outbreak in western Texas continues to grow.

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A manhunt is under way in western Germany, after three bodies were found in a residential building in Weitefeld, in the Westerwald region.

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Changes in pressure and high winds also puts the area from eastern Texas to western Tennessee at enhanced risk for tornados.

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