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West.

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

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Meaning & usage

name/wɛst/
  1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

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  2. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).

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  3. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.

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  4. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The Western Roman Empire, or its successors.

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  5. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the territories of the former Western Roman Empire, including the Roman Catholic Church and the churches of the Reformation.

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  6. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.

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  7. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.

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  8. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

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  9. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.

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  10. One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.

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  11. A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.

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  12. A surname from Middle English for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.

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Where this word comes from

* In most senses and as an English surname, by proprialization from west. * As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Vesterinen.

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