western

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: horse operawestern sandwichwesterly

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmentSynonyms: horse opera
  2. a sandwich made from a western omeletSynonyms: western sandwich

Adjective (4)

  1. 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”
  2. of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River“a Western ranch”
  3. lying toward or situated in the west“our company's western office”
  4. of wind; from the westSynonyms: westerly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Western \West"ern\, a. [1913 Webster]

1.Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean. [1913 Webster]

Far o'er the glowing western main.— Keble.[1913 Webster]

2.Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. [1913 Webster]

Western Church. See Latin Church, under Latin.

Western empire (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395. [1913 Webster]

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