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western¹
- /ˈwɛstɚn/ US
- /ˈwɛstən/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
From Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz.
By surface analysis, west + -ern.
adjective more western · most western · westernmost · Western
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west. the western approaches
- Of a wind, blowing from the west; westerly.
- Occidental. Japanese is traditionally written downwards (tategaki) and you begin reading from the top right of a page. This means that books are opened from what we would consider to be the back. Nowadays, however, books, newspapers and magazines are often written western style, in horizontal lines (yokogaki) f
noun westerns · Western
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A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
Similar: horse opera, oater
Western²
- /ˈwɛs.tən/ UK
- /ˈwɛs.təɹn/ US
Rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)n
adjective more Western · most Western
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Of or pertaining to the cultures and traditions of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand (the West).
As Western culture became increasingly mechanized in the 1600s, the female earth and virgin earth spirit were subdued by the machine.
Opposite: non-Western
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Of or pertaining to the Western Bloc.
Opposite: non-Western
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Of or pertaining to the western United States (the West).
He was not the first Northeastern banker to be surprised by what he saw when he stepped off the train into this Western city.
Opposite: non-Western
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Originating from Europe.
Opposite: non-Western
noun Westerns
- An inhabitant of a western region or country. If, again, after studying the life and words of Christ, and comparing them with the Christianity which they see practised in the West, or in the Westerns who reside among them, they are not drawn to Western Christianity […]
- A certain genre of fiction (in literature, film, or gaming) dealing with the American Old West; a work in this genre. If I'm going to watch a Western, it needs to be a good one. I had my fill of the bad ones long ago.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.
- A town in Oneida County, New York, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hesperian, southwestern, westerly, northwestern, occidental, horse opera, midwestern, country, west, folk, hillbilly, nonclassical, west-central, western sandwich, eastern, south-west
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to the west
| Español | occidental, oesteño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서의 seo-ui, 서쪽의 seojjog-ui |
| 日本語 | 西の nishi no, 西方の seihō no |
| 中文 | 西的 xī de, 西方的 xīfāng de |
| हिन्दी | पश्चिमी paścimī |
| Português | ocidental |
| Français | occidental |
| Deutsch | westlich, West- |
| Italiano | occidentale |
| Ελληνικά | δυτικός dytikós |
| Română | vestic, occidental, apusean |
| Русский | за́падный západnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | tây |
| العربية | غَرْبِيّ ḡarbiyy |
| עברית | מַעֲרָבִי ma'araví |
noun film or other dramatic work
| Español | western |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서부극 seobugeuk, 웨스턴 weseuteon, 서부영화 seobuyeonghwa |
| 日本語 | 西部劇 seibugeki, ウエスタン uesutan, ウェスタン wesutan |
| 中文 | 西部片 xībùpiàn, 西部電影 /西部电影 xībù diànyǐng |
| हिन्दी | वॅस्टर्न vĕsṭarn |
| Português | faroeste, bangue-bangue |
| Français | western |
| Deutsch | Western |
| Italiano | western |
| Ελληνικά | γουέστερν gouéstern |
| Русский | ве́стерн vɛ́stɛrn |
| العربية | وِيسْتَرْن wēstarn, الْغَرْب al-ḡarb, فِيلْم غَرْب أَمْرِيكِيّ fīlm ḡarb ʔamrīkiyy |
| עברית | מַעֲרָבוֹן ma'arávon |
Talk about this word "western." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/western. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. western. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/western "western." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/western.Cite this
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title = {western},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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