western

pronunciation

How to pronounce western in British English: UK [ˈwestən]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    a sandwich made from a western omelet
  • Adjective:
    relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world
    lying in or toward the west
    of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River
    lying toward or situated in the west
    of wind; from the west

Word Origin

western (adj.)
"toward or of the west," late Old English westerne "western, westerly, coming from the west," from west + -erne, suffix denoting direction. The noun meaning "book or movie about the Old West" is first attested 1909. Westerner is from 1837 as "person from the U.S. West," 1880 as "Euro-American," as opposed to Oriental.

Antonym

adj.

eastern

Example

1. Western interests would also suffer .
2. Many western leaders thought otherwise .
3. The western media barely noticed .
4. Western opinion is deeply divided .
5. The danger remains of western military mission creep .

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