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western

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adjective

west·​ern ˈwe-stərn How to pronounce western (audio)
1
a
: coming from the west
a western storm
b
: situated or lying toward the west
islands in the western half of the archipelago
2
or Western : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated West: such as
a
: steeped in or stemming from the Greco-Roman traditions
Western culture
b
: of or relating to the noncommunist countries of Europe and America
Western powers
c
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the American West
Western clothes
western music
3
Western : of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity
Western liturgies

western

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noun

1
: one that is produced in or characteristic of a western region and especially the western U.S.
2
often capitalized : a novel, story, motion picture, or broadcast dealing with life in the western U.S. especially during the latter half of the 19th century

Example Sentences

Adjective the western part of the state Old western movies are my favorites.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Some snow lingers on the north side of the peak, but the southern and western flanks visible from Interstate 5 have become mostly barren. Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2022 African rice is predominantly cultivated in the western part of the region along the Inner Niger Delta (where its origin is in Mali) and the coastal zone spanning from Mauritania to Liberia. Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 While the eastern Pacific coast of Southeast Asia has a rainy season, the western part of Southeast Asia has a dry season. Caitlin Mclean, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Temperatures across the western part of the U.S. are expected to be at least 15 degrees higher than normal from Saturday into next week, according to the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center. Talal Ansari, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 In Maryland, experts said, the wood turtle population has lost roughly one-third to one-half of its range and is now found mostly just in the western part of the state. Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 The country's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, the head of GNU, is based in Tripoli in the western part of Libya. Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 But the government overruled the idea, deciding that live games, even in empty stadiums and in the comparatively safer western part of the country, would serve as an important prong of the propaganda war. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Officials also praised a proposal to dramatically renovate San Miguel Elementary School in the western part of the city. Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
Noun
Moving from the western to the eastern end of the bay, the ratio of zucchini to basil in the dish declined (at least to my palate and fuzzy math). Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 This film is pure revenge, and, so, pure western in our opinion. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 23 May 2022 But not one of the cars has been in the lot on the western-most stub of Frankfort Avenue longer than Anthony Calhoun’s Camaro. Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2022 The fatality comes six months after the high-profile killing of another cinematographer on the set of a low-budget western in New Mexico. Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Brolin’s character in this western, Amazon’s Outer Range, is ranch holder Royal Abbott, patriarch of Abbott Ranch and owner of one great-looking zip jacket with a corduroy collar. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 16 Apr. 2022 The playful video uses bright colors and modern scenes to display a modern, parodied version of a western. Izzy Colón, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022 The Sopranos are the blueprint for modern television and so their genes are as much in Yellowstone as the genes of any American western. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2022 That’s the question posed by director Jane Campion in this hysterical gay western. Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English westerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German westrōni western, Old English west

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of western was before the 12th century

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