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western
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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.

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

western·ness n.

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

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.westernWestern - a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
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.westernwestern - a sandwich made from a western omelet
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
west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west
Translations
western [ˈwestən]
A. ADJoccidental
Western (Pol) → occidental, del Oeste
the western part of the islandla parte occidental or oeste de la isla
in western Spainen la España occidental
the western coastla costa occidental or oeste
B. N (= film) → western m, película f del oeste
C. CPD Western Isles N (Brit) → las Hébridas

western [ˈwɛstərn]
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

western
adjwestlich; on the Western frontan der Westfront; Western EuropeWesteuropa nt; the Western Saharadie westliche Sahara
nWestern m

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

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

western غربي western, západní vestlig, western Western, westlich γουέστερν, δυτικός del oeste, película del Oeste lännenelokuva, läntinen occidental, western vestern, zapadni occidentale, western ウェスタン, 西の 서부영화, 서쪽의 western, westers vestlig, western western, zachodni bangue-bangue, filme de cowboys, ocidental вестерн, западный väst-, västlig ซึ่งอยู่ไปทางทิศตะวันตก, ภาพยนต์หรือหนังสือที่เกี่ยวกับดินแดนทางตะวันตกของอเมริกา batı, kovboy filmi phim cao bồi Mỹ, phương tây 西方, 西的


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