westernmost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of westernmost
Example Sentences
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The Uyghurs, a Turkic minority, primarily hail from China's westernmost region, Xinjiang.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Soon the family finds itself at the mercy of poor soil, fickle weather and a heartless landlord on “the westernmost scrap of Europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
For weeks now, angry and distressed residents in Indonesia's westernmost province have been raising white flags over the state's slow response to a series of deadly floods.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
On New Island, the westernmost island in the archipelago, scientists have uncovered possible evidence of human settlement consistent with the mobile, sea-faring culture of the Yagán.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2024
Just back from the lip of this chasm, at the Col’s westernmost edge, the tents of Camp Four squatted on a patch of barren ground surrounded by more than a thousand discarded oxygen canisters.*
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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