[wes-tern] 
| 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, esp. the western U.S.: a Western ranch. |
| 5. | (usually initial capital letter) Occidental: to adopt Western dress. |
| 6. | (usually initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas: Western trade agreements. |
| 7. | (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Western Church. |
| 8. | (often initial capital letter) a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century. |
| 9. | western sandwich. |
| 10. | a person or thing from a western region or country. |
| west·ern (wěs'tərn) adj.
[Middle English, from Old English westerne; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots.] west'ern·ness n. |