western
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tərn 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.
noun
8.
(often initial capital letter) a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century.
10.
a person or thing from a western region or country.
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western (ˈwɛstən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| Western (ˈwɛstən) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 4. | a film, book, etc, concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early development |
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Word Origin & History
western
"toward or of the west," O.E. westerne (see west). The noun meaning "book or movie about the Old West" is first attested 1909.
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Example sentences
There was mention of nine western resorts, all deserving, but a nod to your northern neighbors may have been appropriate.
After all it was the church which survived the collapse of the western empire.
Note also that the longevity of components is not nearly as long as western design and produced alternatives.
For two decades, western wildfires have grown hotter, burned longer-and become ever more unpredictable.
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