Far Westn.

Brit.

/ˌfɑː ˈwɛst/, U.S.

/ˌfɑr ˈwɛst/

Etymology: < far adj. 1a + west n.¹

North American.

A term applied to regions in the Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific coast. Formerly applied to areas lying west of the earliest settlements, i.e. to what is now the Midwest.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > western states > far west

Far West1830

out West1845

1830 Deb. Congr. U.S. 8 May 920/2 Sir, I am from the West, although not from the ‘far, far West’.

1832 Deb. Congr. U.S. Feb. 290 Some of the descendants of illustrious families have gone to the far West.

1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 615 I do not believe that the prairies of the ‘far West’ can exhibit more luxuriant fields of corn.

1836 Bytown (Ottawa) Gaz. 13 Oct. 3/2 Being in the ‘far West’ at the time.

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. i. 2 In a part of what was, at the time of this journey, the Far West.

1845 Globe (Toronto) 14 Oct. 1/3 The..‘Far-West’..what was formerly known as such is not now even thought of in connexion with that term.

1868 14th Ann. Rep. Iowa State Agric. Soc. 1867 437 The few settlers we have are mostly poor people who have sought homes in the far west.

1880 A. A. Hayes New Colorado (1881) vii. 108 Surely this is at variance with the traditions of the Far West.

1890 Howells in Harper's Mag. Nov. 965 The great plains..in the far West.

1948 N.Y. Star 30 June 18/1 The cities of the Midwest, Far West and East.

1968 J. W. Watson N. Amer. (ed. 2) xxi. 683 The Far West..gained from the battle which the Mid-West had fought for the growth of domestic industry.

Derivatives

Far-Wester n.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > parts of

New Englander1637

bayman1641

New English1647

Novangle1650

Novanglian1752

Yankee1765

cracker1766

Yank?1778

bushwhacker1809

tuckahoe1816

southerner1817

Yengees1819

muskrat1823

blue belly1827

half horse and half alligator1828

Southron1828

northerner1831

westerner1835

Northman1836

Easterner1838

Far-Wester1843

southwesterner1845

western1846

sand-hiller1848

Vineyarder1851

mountain boomer1859

Far Westerner1862

blue-nosed Yankee1866

Appalachian1888

sloper1892

Ozarkian1893

rebel1895

reb1897

Middle Westerner1899

hillbilly1900

Midwesterner1916

Ozarker1920

Geechee1926

Middle American1944

upstater1944

Mid-American1959

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xvii. 135 True honest-hearted far westers, unadulterated by foreign or domestic scum.

1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail xi. 234 The hearty ‘Wall stranger’, with which a Far Wester greets his neighbor on the train, immediately does away with reserve.

Far Westerner n. a settler in, or inhabitant of, the Far West.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > parts of

New Englander1637

bayman1641

New English1647

Novangle1650

Novanglian1752

Yankee1765

cracker1766

Yank?1778

bushwhacker1809

tuckahoe1816

southerner1817

Yengees1819

muskrat1823

blue belly1827

half horse and half alligator1828

Southron1828

northerner1831

westerner1835

Northman1836

Easterner1838

Far-Wester1843

southwesterner1845

western1846

sand-hiller1848

Vineyarder1851

mountain boomer1859

Far Westerner1862

blue-nosed Yankee1866

Appalachian1888

sloper1892

Ozarkian1893

rebel1895

reb1897

Middle Westerner1899

hillbilly1900

Midwesterner1916

Ozarker1920

Geechee1926

Middle American1944

upstater1944

Mid-American1959

1862 G. C. Strong Cadet Life at West Point 125 The far-Westerner..declared his intention of being a lifelong bushfighter against the Indians.

1948 Pacific Discovery May–June 15/1 The cloud that Far Westerners near the coast see most frequently is the advection fog.

Far-Western adj. of or belonging to the Far West.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] > most

westmosteOE

westermost1435

westernmost1589

westwardmost1680

Far-Western1844

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > Western States > far west

Far-Western1844

1844 S. Wilberforce Hist. Protestant Episc. Church Amer. (1846) 341 The peculiar services of a far-western clergyman.

1845 Knickerbocker 26 283 There is a county in one of our far-western states which numbers just four whigs.

1874 B. F. Taylor World on Wheels i. vi. 50 Such touches of border-life give a Far Western train a character of its own.

1952 A. Huxley Let. 14 Aug. (1969) 651 A series of soliloquies having Far Western places as their source and excuse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	far west
释义	Far Westn. Brit. /ˌfɑː ˈwɛst/, U.S. /ˌfɑr ˈwɛst/ Etymology: < far adj. 1a + west n.¹ North American. A term applied to regions in the Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific coast. Formerly applied to areas lying west of the earliest settlements, i.e. to what is now the Midwest. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > western states > far west Far West1830 out West1845 1830 Deb. Congr. U.S. 8 May 920/2 Sir, I am from the West, although not from the ‘far, far West’. 1832 Deb. Congr. U.S. Feb. 290 Some of the descendants of illustrious families have gone to the far West. 1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 615 I do not believe that the prairies of the ‘far West’ can exhibit more luxuriant fields of corn. 1836 Bytown (Ottawa) Gaz. 13 Oct. 3/2 Being in the ‘far West’ at the time. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. i. 2 In a part of what was, at the time of this journey, the Far West. 1845 Globe (Toronto) 14 Oct. 1/3 The..‘Far-West’..what was formerly known as such is not now even thought of in connexion with that term. 1868 14th Ann. Rep. Iowa State Agric. Soc. 1867 437 The few settlers we have are mostly poor people who have sought homes in the far west. 1880 A. A. Hayes New Colorado (1881) vii. 108 Surely this is at variance with the traditions of the Far West. 1890 Howells in Harper's Mag. Nov. 965 The great plains..in the far West. 1948 N.Y. Star 30 June 18/1 The cities of the Midwest, Far West and East. 1968 J. W. Watson N. Amer. (ed. 2) xxi. 683 The Far West..gained from the battle which the Mid-West had fought for the growth of domestic industry. Derivatives Far-Wester n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > parts of New Englander1637 bayman1641 New English1647 Novangle1650 Novanglian1752 Yankee1765 cracker1766 Yank?1778 bushwhacker1809 tuckahoe1816 southerner1817 Yengees1819 muskrat1823 blue belly1827 half horse and half alligator1828 Southron1828 northerner1831 westerner1835 Northman1836 Easterner1838 Far-Wester1843 southwesterner1845 western1846 sand-hiller1848 Vineyarder1851 mountain boomer1859 Far Westerner1862 blue-nosed Yankee1866 Appalachian1888 sloper1892 Ozarkian1893 rebel1895 reb1897 Middle Westerner1899 hillbilly1900 Midwesterner1916 Ozarker1920 Geechee1926 Middle American1944 upstater1944 Mid-American1959 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xvii. 135 True honest-hearted far westers, unadulterated by foreign or domestic scum. 1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail xi. 234 The hearty ‘Wall stranger’, with which a Far Wester greets his neighbor on the train, immediately does away with reserve. Far Westerner n. a settler in, or inhabitant of, the Far West. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > parts of New Englander1637 bayman1641 New English1647 Novangle1650 Novanglian1752 Yankee1765 cracker1766 Yank?1778 bushwhacker1809 tuckahoe1816 southerner1817 Yengees1819 muskrat1823 blue belly1827 half horse and half alligator1828 Southron1828 northerner1831 westerner1835 Northman1836 Easterner1838 Far-Wester1843 southwesterner1845 western1846 sand-hiller1848 Vineyarder1851 mountain boomer1859 Far Westerner1862 blue-nosed Yankee1866 Appalachian1888 sloper1892 Ozarkian1893 rebel1895 reb1897 Middle Westerner1899 hillbilly1900 Midwesterner1916 Ozarker1920 Geechee1926 Middle American1944 upstater1944 Mid-American1959 1862 G. C. Strong Cadet Life at West Point 125 The far-Westerner..declared his intention of being a lifelong bushfighter against the Indians. 1948 Pacific Discovery May–June 15/1 The cloud that Far Westerners near the coast see most frequently is the advection fog. Far-Western adj. of or belonging to the Far West. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] > most westmosteOE westermost1435 westernmost1589 westwardmost1680 Far-Western1844 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > Western States > far west Far-Western1844 1844 S. Wilberforce Hist. Protestant Episc. Church Amer. (1846) 341 The peculiar services of a far-western clergyman. 1845 Knickerbocker 26 283 There is a county in one of our far-western states which numbers just four whigs. 1874 B. F. Taylor World on Wheels i. vi. 50 Such touches of border-life give a Far Western train a character of its own. 1952 A. Huxley Let. 14 Aug. (1969) 651 A series of soliloquies having Far Western places as their source and excuse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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