western

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west·ern | \ ˈwe-stərn

Definition of western

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : coming from the west a western storm

b : situated or lying toward the west islands in the western half of the archipelago

2 or Western : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated West: such 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 Western powers

c : of, relating to, or characteristic of the American West Western clothes western music

3 Western : of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity Western liturgies

western

noun

Definition of western (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : one that is produced in or characteristic of a western region and especially the western U.S.

2 often capitalized : a novel, story, motion picture, or broadcast dealing with life in the western U.S. especially during the latter half of the 19th century

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Adjective the western part of the state Old western movies are my favorites.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective But polio is a wily foe and though the global eradication program has come close on a couple of occasions, wild polio continues to circulate in pockets of western Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 Some work has been done locally, including a fuel mitigation project on private properties that border the forestland on the western edge of Yreka. — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022 On Friday, Sinema's Arizona colleague Mark Kelly announced a deal to include $4 billion in resources to combat draught in the western U.S. in the bill. — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2022 Michael Cornell, superintendent of Hamburg Central School District in western New York, said his students need to get back to normal. — Nancy Chen, Alexander Tin, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2022 Earlier this week, flash floods hit parts of western Nevada, forcing the closure of some roads leading to the park from Las Vegas. — Meena Venkataramanan, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Those swabs returned a cluster of positives in the south-western corner of the market—on a glove found on one of the stalls, from a grate under one of the cages. — Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 Additionally, learning more about the prints may offer a better understanding of the Indigenous population in the western US. — Rachel Fadem, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 Their discovery suggests that other hidden pieces of history may be waiting to be found across the western U.S. — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Moving from the western to the eastern end of the bay, the ratio of zucchini to basil in the dish declined (at least to my palate and fuzzy math). — Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 This film is pure revenge, and, so, pure western in our opinion. — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 23 May 2022 But not one of the cars has been in the lot on the western-most stub of Frankfort Avenue longer than Anthony Calhoun’s Camaro. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2022 The fatality comes six months after the high-profile killing of another cinematographer on the set of a low-budget western in New Mexico. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Brolin’s character in this western, Amazon’s Outer Range, is ranch holder Royal Abbott, patriarch of Abbott Ranch and owner of one great-looking zip jacket with a corduroy collar. — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 16 Apr. 2022 The playful video uses bright colors and modern scenes to display a modern, parodied version of a western. — Izzy Colón, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022 The Sopranos are the blueprint for modern television and so their genes are as much in Yellowstone as the genes of any American western. — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2022 That’s the question posed by director Jane Campion in this hysterical gay western. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2022 See More

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