westernmost

adjective

west·​ern·​most ˈwe-stərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce westernmost (audio)
: furthest to the west
… wild species in the westernmost Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador.Richard Evans Schultes
The view in the photographs is near the western boundary of the westernmost county in Kansas …Thomas & Geraldine Vale

Examples of westernmost in a Sentence

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Palawan Island, the westernmost Philippine province, borders the South China Sea to the west. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025 In September, China's first operational aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning, was spotted 559 miles northwest of Guam, the U.S.'s westernmost territory and a key military hub. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 Hugging the coastline, visitors can make their way west to reach Cabo Finisterre, a craggy peninsula that marks one of the westernmost points in all of Spain. Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 The westernmost part of Florida's Panhandle was expected to see moderately severe impacts, as was the area around Jacksonville. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for westernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of westernmost was in 1589

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“Westernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westernmost. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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