Western (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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. of, pertaining to, living in, or characteristic of the West, especially the western U.S.: a Western ranch.
  5. Occidental: to adopt Western dress.
  6. of or relating to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas: Western trade agreements.
  7. of or relating to the Western Church.
noun
  1. a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century.
  2. western sandwich.
  3. a person or thing from a western region or country.
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
  5. music See country and western
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
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
Western (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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