wild west
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Wild West¹
- /ˌwaɪld ˈwɛst/
proper noun the Wild West · wild West · wild west
- The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly.
noun Wild Wests · wild West · wild west
- A place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails, especially due to a lack of regulatory oversight or an inadequate legal system. There were earlier Wild Wests too, of course, before the one that gave up gunplay for legal finagling.
wild west²
noun wild wests
- Alternative letter-case form of Wild West
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noun the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement
| Español | Lejano Oeste |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 舊西部 /旧西部 Jiùxībù |
| Português | Velho Oeste |
| Français | Far West |
| Deutsch | Wilder Westen |
| Italiano | Far West |
| Ελληνικά | Άγρια Δύση Ágria Dýsi |
| Română | Vestul Sălbatic |
| Русский | Ди́кий За́пад Díkij Západ |
| Tiếng Việt | Viễn Tây |
Talk about this word "wild west." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wild%20west. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wild west. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wild%20west "wild west." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wild%20west.
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@misc{wild_west_2026,
title = {wild west},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wild%20west},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
