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west·ern
 western
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- pronunciation:
- we
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 rn
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
situated in, directed towards, coming from, or relating to the west.
We watched the sun setting in the western sky.The western states are experiencing especially dry weather this month. |
| definition 2: |
(cap.) coming from or characteristic of the western half of the world, esp. Europe and the Americas, as opposed to the eastern half; occidental.
The music of Beethoven and Mozart is of the Western musical tradition.Western medicine focuses on specific diseases and on drugs to fight these diseases. |
| definition 3: |
(usu. cap.) having to do with the American West, esp. during the nineteenth century.
He always loved the old Western movies they used to show on late night TV. |
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Asian, oriental |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(usu. cap.) a book, film, play, etc. depicting life in the American West, esp. that of the nineteenth century.
It seems like there was always a gunfight taking place in the street outside of some saloon in these TV Westerns. |
| related words: |
fiction |
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