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.

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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

Adjective

1. situated in or towards the west

2. facing or moving towards the west

3. (sometimes cap) of or characteristic of the west or West

Noun

a film or book about cowboys in the western states of the US in the 19th century

westernmost adj

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Western

Adjective

(esp. formerly) of or characteristic of the Americas and the parts of Europe not under Communist rule

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 [ˈwɛstən] adj → occidental

n (CINE) → película del oeste

western [ˈwɛstən] west adj → occidental(e) → de or à l'ouest

n (Cine) → western m

western [ˈwɛstən] west adj → westlich

n (Cine) → Western m

western [ˈwɛstən] adj → occidentale, dell'ovest

n (CINE) → western m inv