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单词 western
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
west•ern /ˈwɛstɚn/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of, toward, or in the west:a western migration.
  2. coming from the west.
  3. of the West:[usually: Western]That country has resisted Western influence for centuries.

n. [countable]
  1. Literature, Show Business[often: Western] a story, movie, or radio or television program about the U.S. West in the 19th century.
west•ern•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
west•ern  (westərn),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. lying toward or situated in the west:our company's western office.
  2. directed or proceeding toward the west:a western migration.
  3. coming or originating from the west, as a wind.
  4. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, living in, or characteristic of the West, esp. the western U.S.:a Western ranch.
  5. (usually cap.) Occidental:to adopt Western dress.
  6. Government(usually cap.) of or pertaining to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas:Western trade agreements.
  7. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Western Church.

n. 
  1. Literature, Show Business(often cap.) a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century.
  2. FoodSee western sandwich. 
  3. a person or thing from a western region or country.
  • bef. 1050; 1905–10 for def. 8; Middle English, Old English westerne, equivalent. to west west + -erne -ern

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
western /ˈwɛstən/ adj
  1. situated in or towards or facing the west
  2. going or directed to or towards the west
  3. (of a wind, etc) coming or originating from the west
  4. native to, inhabiting, or growing in the west
  5. See country and western
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Western /ˈwɛstən/ adj
  1. 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
n
  1. a film, book, etc, concerned with life in the western states of the US, esp during the era of exploration and early development
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