western united states

Noun
  1. The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River (synset 108700557)
    tells us about: western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River
    domain member region:
    • ghost town - a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)
    • butte - a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
    • dry wash, wash - the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
    • sourdough - a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    specific instances: wild west - the western United States during its frontier period
    has:
    • santa fe trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
    • southwest, southwestern united states - the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
    • northwest, northwestern united states - the northwestern region of the United States
    • west coast - the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California
    is a part of: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    same as: west

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