western

west·ern  (wstrn)

adj.

1. Situated in, toward, or facing the west.

2. Coming from the west: western breezes.

3. Native to or growing in the west.

4. often Western Of, relating to, or characteristic of western regions or the West.

5. Western Of, relating to, or descended from those Christian churches that use or formerly used Latin as their liturgical language.

n.

often Western A novel, film, television program, or other dramatic work including themes, characters, or settings characteristic of the American West, especially of the late 1800s.

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[Middle English, from Old English westerne; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots.]

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western·ness n.

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western [ˈwɛstən]

adj

1. situated in or towards or facing the west

2. going or directed to or towards the west

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a wind, etc.) coming or originating from the west

4. native to, inhabiting, or growing in the west

5. (Music, other) Music See country and western

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Western [ˈwɛstən]

adj

1. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of the West as opposed to the Orient

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Americas and the parts of Europe not under Communist rule

3. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of the western states of the US

n

(Performing Arts) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a film, book, etc., concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early development

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Western - a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development horse opera feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" spaghetti Western - a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company
	2.	western - a sandwich made from a western omelet western sandwich sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
Adj.	1.	western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought" eastern - relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions"
	2.	western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" eastern - of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; "the Eastern establishment"
	3.	western - lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office" west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west
	4.	western - of wind; from the west westerly west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west

Translations

western [ˈwestən]

A. ADJ → occidental
Western (Pol) → occidental, del Oeste
the western part of the island → la parte occidental or oeste de la isla
in western Spain → en la España occidental
the western coast → la costa occidental or oeste

B. N (= film) → western m, película f del oeste

C. CPD Western Isles N (Brit) → las Hébridas

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western [ˈwɛstə^rn]

adj

(= relating to Europe & North America) [governments, media, living standards] → occidental(e)
Western Europe → l'Europe de l'Ouest

(= in or to the west) [part, coast] → occidental(e)
the western part of the island → la partie occidentale de l'île
in western Spain → dans l'Ouest de l'Espagne
on the western horizon → à l'ouest
The sun began to turn crimson on the western horizon → À l'ouest, le soleil commençait à rougeoyer.

n (= film) → western m

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western

adj → westlich; on the Western front → an der Westfront; Western Europe → Westeuropa nt; the Western Sahara → die westliche Sahara

n → Western m

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western [ˈwɛstən]

1. adj (also) (Pol) → occidentale, dell'ovest
in Western France/Europe → nella Francia/nell'Europa occidentale

2. n (film) → western m inv; (novel) → romanzo m western inv

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