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western
[ wes-tern ]
/ ËwÉs tÉrn /
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adjective
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM western
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British Dictionary definitions for western (1 of 2)
western
/ (ËwÉstÉn) /
adjective
situated in or towards or facing the west
going or directed to or towards the west
(of a wind, etc) coming or originating from the west
native to, inhabiting, or growing in the west
music See country and western
British Dictionary definitions for western (2 of 2)
Western
/ (ËwÉstÉn) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the West as opposed to the Orient
(formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Americas and the parts of Europe not under Communist rule
of, relating to, or characteristic of the western states of the US
noun
a film, book, etc, concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early development
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