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

Another contestant, from Western Europe, who was 16 at the time, remembers how Brunel's behaviour struck her as odd.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

For the foreseeable future, he plans to direct his customers towards other destinations further west, such as the Mediterranean, Western Europe and the Caribbean.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Travel from Australia, India and Western Europe, among others, has also shrunk.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

In each of the last eight months, the U.S. has seen a steadily steep decline in the number of tourists from abroad, especially from Western Europe, resulting in a loss of $12.5 billion in revenue.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

In Paris and Western Europe, the story was “essentially a one-day sensation,” with the West German press handling it “as if it were in the Chicago gangster tradition.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey