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western

  • adjective
  • west·ern
  • /ˈwɛstɚn/

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

Example

“the western approaches”

Other meanings

  1. Of a wind, blowing from the west; westerly.

Example sentences

  • “Western civilization is a recent historical construct.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "westerne".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “western” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.