WESTERN

western

(adjective) lying toward or situated in the west; “our company’s western office”

westerly, western

(adjective) of wind; from the west

western

(adjective) 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

(adjective) of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; “a Western ranch”

Western, horse opera

(noun) a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development

western, western sandwich

(noun) a sandwich made from a western omelet

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

western (not comparable)

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

(of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.

Occidental.

Noun

western (plural westerns)

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).

Anagrams

• enstrew

Adjective

Western (comparative more Western, superlative most Western)

Of, situated in, or related to the West

• "As Western culture became increasingly mechanized in the 1600s, the female earth and virgin earth spirit were subdued by the machine." (The Death of Nature, "Nature as Female" by Carolyn Merchant)

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

Antonyms

• (of the West): non-Western

Noun

Western (plural Westerns)

Alternative letter-case form of western

(dated) An inhabitant of a western region or country; a westerner.

Anagrams

• enstrew

Source: Wiktionary

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West"ern, a.

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 (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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