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western

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 west2capitalized : 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> 3capitalized : of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity <Western liturgies>

— west·ern·most

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\-ˌmōst\ adjective

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