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

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

Western Europe experienced its hottest June on record.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

First, move any mobile assets in Western Europe east of the Rhine River, including many now stationed near its headquarters in Brussels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

"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

Joseph Stalin, the Soviet premier, called desperately for the Americans and British to launch an invasion of German-held Western Europe.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin