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Westie

American  
[wes-tee] / ˈwɛs ti /

westie 1 British  
/ ˈwɛstɪ /

noun

  1. a young working-class person from the western suburbs of Sydney

  2. a young working-class person from the western suburbs of Auckland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Westie 2 British  

noun

  1. informal a West Highland terrier

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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What it also provides is perspective: The concerns of Mafia dons and Westie bosses may be a valid chapter of the America immigrant saga.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The Westie named Lemon died 11 days after going home with her new owner.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2024

Cameron, now 71, lives in an adobe house up a mountain from downtown Santa Fe with a Westie named Lily.

From Seattle Times Mar. 20, 2019

A few months ago, she moved to the Upper West Side, where she enjoys walking her dog, a Westie named Aston, in Riverside Park.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2018

Westie Joey was introduced to Zara, who is more than twice his size, weeks after being adopted by the family in North Grimston, North Yorkshire.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2013

He loved to zip around his neighborhood in his classic 1973 canary yellow Volkswagen Karmann Ghia along with his wife and their westie, Winston.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2023

About the book: For more information about the book, go to the Trinity University westie at tupress.org.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2021

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