Western Europe

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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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Western Europe

While the current focus is on Western Europe, the EU warned this week that fire-prone conditions would spread towards the centre of the continent in the coming days.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Taylor Farms is one of the world’s largest fresh vegetable producers, with production facilities across North America and Western Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Most existing research on dementia prevention has come from high income countries, including the United States and nations in Western Europe.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

The heatwave moving from Western Europe was set to bring very high temperatures to the Balkans. forecasters said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 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