Main Entry: ¹west·ern

Pronunciation: \ˈwes-tərn\

Function: adjective

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

Date: before 12th century

1 a : coming from the west <a western storm> b : lying toward the west
2 capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated West: 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 c : of or relating to the American West <Western clothes>
3 capitalized : of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity <Western liturgies>

— west·ern·most \-ˌmōst\ adjective