western
Adjective
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Relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts (synset 300828657)
"the western world"; "western thought"tells us about: occident, west - the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South Americasimilar to: hesperian, occidental - denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
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Of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River (synset 300829509)
"a Western ranch"tells us about: west, western united states - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi Riversimilar to:
- southwestern - of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
- midwestern - of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota
- northwestern - of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming
- west-central - of a region of the United States usually including Colorado; Nevada; Utah
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Lying toward or situated in the west (synset 300828199)
"our company's western office"similar to: west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west
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Of wind;
From the west (synset 300828321)similar to: west - situated in or facing or moving toward the westsame as: westerly
Noun
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A film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development (synset 106628388)
is a type of: feature, feature film - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theatersubtypes: spaghetti western - a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film companysame as: horse opera
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A sandwich made from a western omelet (synset 107714417)
is a type of: sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between themsame as: western sandwich
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