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Definition of Western

1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts. "Western thought"

2. Noun. A film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development.

3. Adjective. Of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River. "A Western ranch"

4. Noun. A sandwich made from a western omelet.

5. Adjective. Lying toward or situated in the west. "Our company's western office"

6. Adjective. Of wind; from the west.

Definition of Western

1. a. 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.

2. a. 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.

Definition of Western

1. Adjective. Of, situated in, or related to the West ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West. ¹

3. Noun. A film, novel, or other work of a certain genre dealing with the American Old West. ¹

4. Adjective. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west ¹

5. Adjective. (of a wind) blowing from the west; westerly ¹

6. Adjective. occidental ¹

7. Noun. A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic American West (west of the Mississippi river) typically focusing on a cowboys vs. Indians conflict (real or imaginary). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Western

1. one who lives in the west [n -S]

Medical Definition of Western

1. 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. "Far o'er the glowing western main." (Keble) 2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. Western Church. See Latin Church, under Latin. Western empire, 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Western

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westering westerlies westerliness westerly westermark sign western (current term) western Australia western United States western big-eared bat western black-legged tick

western blackberry western blind snake western blot western blot analysis western capercaillie western chimpanzee western chokecherry western coral snake western crab apple

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