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

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However, parts of West Texas — including Midland-Odessa, El Paso and the westernmost areas of the South Plains and Panhandle — are forecast to experience below-normal temperatures. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 As Union victories mounted in the east, die-hard secessionists fled to Texas, the westernmost state in the Confederacy, far from the fighting, with as many as 150,000 enslaved people in tow. David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025 Ira Wells on the Emergence and Impact of a Powerful Political Movement In Service to Censorship One of the epicenters of contemporary book banning is Escambia County, Florida, on the westernmost edge of the Panhandle. Ira Wells june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 As the westernmost Confederate state, Texas still maintained a stronghold on institutional slavery, requiring the physical presence of Union soldiers to enforce emancipation. Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 17 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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