Western Europe

Cultural  

1. Those nations in Europe that were not part of the Eastern Bloc, or more specifically, those nations allied with the United States in NATO (except Turkey). Neutral or nonaligned nations such as Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, and Spain, though western European in terms of geography, are not usually meant when the term “Western Europe” is used as the opposite for terms such as “Eastern Europe,” “the Eastern Bloc,” or “communist Europe.”

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Example Sentences

"The new normal?" poses the Guardian on its front page, imprinted over a heat map graphic of Western Europe and the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

This was a marked change from the easy German victories in Western Europe in the early days of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

"The slowdown is no longer isolated to a specific region, and is now visible in other regions such as Western Europe," said analysts at the consulting group Cirium.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

It warned that, while Asia might be hardest hit, it also would “weaken growth significantly” in the U.S. and Western Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Twelve days later The Savage of Surrey had been released and could be seen, heard and felt in every first-class feely-palace in Western Europe.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley