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west·ern W0098100 (wĕs′tərn)adj.1. Situated in, toward, or facing the west.2. Coming from the west: western breezes.3. Native to or growing in the west.4. often Western Of, relating to, or characteristic of western regions or the West.5. Western Of, relating to, or descended from those Christian churches that use or formerly used Latin as their liturgical language.n. often Western A novel, film, television program, or other dramatic work including themes, characters, or settings characteristic of the American West, especially of the late 1800s.
[Middle English, from Old English westerne; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots.]
west′ern·ness n.western (ˈwɛstən) adj1. situated in or towards or facing the west2. going or directed to or towards the west3. (Physical Geography) (of a wind, etc) coming or originating from the west4. native to, inhabiting, or growing in the west5. (Music, other) music See country and western
Western (ˈwɛstən) adj1. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of the West as opposed to the Orient2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Americas and the parts of Europe not under Communist rule3. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of the western states of the USn4. (Film) a film, book, etc, concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early development5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a film, book, etc, concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early developmentwest•ern (ˈwɛs tərn)
adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the west. 2. directed or proceeding toward the west: a western migration. 3. coming or originating from the west, as a wind. 4. (often cap.) of or pertaining to the West in the U.S. 5. (usu. cap.) Occidental. 6. (usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas. 7. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Western Church. n. 8. (often cap.) a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century. 9. a person or thing from a western region or country. [before 1050; Middle English, Old English westerne; see west, -ern] western1. A tale set in the western states of the US, especially in the period of settlement and early development, usually involving gunmen, outlaws, or settlers in conflict with Native Americans.2. A story of the white settlers in America and their conflicts with the Native Americans and each other. At first simplistic “cowboy and Indian” tales, they developed allegorical, mythical, and epic dimensions, rarely historically accurate. Usually made in the US, e.g. Stagecoach, High Noon. Spaghetti Westerns were 1960s westerns made in Europe by Italian companies.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Western - a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmenthorse operafeature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"spaghetti Western - a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company | | 2. |  western - a sandwich made from a western omeletwestern sandwichsandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them | | Adj. | 1. | western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought"eastern - relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions" | | 2. | western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"eastern - of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; "the Eastern establishment" | | 3. | western - lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office"west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west | | 4. | western - of wind; from the westwesterlywest - situated in or facing or moving toward the west |
Translationswest (west) noun1. the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction. They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain. 西邊 西2. (often with capital. also W) one of the four main points of the compass. (通常大寫)羅盤上的西邊 （通常大写）罗盘上的“西” adjective1. in the west. She's in the west wing of the hospital. 西邊的 西边的2. from the direction of the west. a west wind. 西方的 西方的 adverb towards the west. The cliffs face west. 向西方 向西方ˈwesterly adjective1. (of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the west. a westerly wind. 從西邊來的 从西边来的2. looking, lying etc towards the west. moving in a westerly direction. 朝西的 朝西的ˈwestern adjective of the west or the West. Western customs/clothes. 西方的 西方的 noun a film or novel about the Wild West. Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians. 西方人 西方人ˈwesternmost adjective furthest west. the westernmost point. 最西邊的 最西的ˈwestward adjective towards the west. in a westward direction. 向西的 向西的ˈwestward(s) adverb towards the west. We journeyed westwards for two weeks. 向西地 向西地go west to become useless; to be destroyed. I'm afraid this jacket has finally gone west; That's all hopes of winning gone west. 無法使用，毀壞，破滅 无法使用，上西天，完蛋 the West Europe and North and South America. 西方(指歐洲和美洲) 西欧（指欧洲和美洲） the Wild West the western United States, before the establishment of law and order. 未開發前的美國西部 美国未开垦时期的西部地区western
all quiet on the Western FrontNothing is happening right now. The phrase originated during World War I in reference to the major site of trench warfare. A: "Have you heard back from any of the schools you applied to yet?" B: "Nope. All quiet on the Western Front."See also: all, front, on, quiet, westernspaghetti westernA usually low-budget cowboy film set in the American West but filmed in a European country, especially Italy. A: "What kind of movie do you want to watch tonight?" B: "How about a spaghetti western?"See also: westernwestern
western1. (of a wind, etc.) coming or originating from the west 2. Music See country and western
Western1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the West as opposed to the Orient 2. (formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Americas and the parts of Europe not under Communist rule 3. of, relating to, or characteristic of the western states of the US 4. a film, book, etc., concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early development MedicalSeeWESTAcronymsSeeWDTWestern
Related to Western: Western UnionSynonyms for Westernnoun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmentSynonymsRelated Words- feature film
- feature
- spaghetti Western
noun a sandwich made from a western omeletSynonymsRelated Wordsadj relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental partsAntonymsadj of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi RiverAntonymsadj lying toward or situated in the westRelated Wordsadj of windSynonymsRelated Words |