western

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛst(ə)n/

adjective

  • 1 [attributive] situated in the west, or directed towards or facing the west: there will be showers in some western areas
  • (of a wind) blowing from the west.
  • 2 (Western) living in or originating from the West, in particular Europe or the United States: Western society
  • relating to or characteristic of the West or its inhabitants: the history of Western art
  • historical of or originating from the non-Communist states of Europe and North America in contrast to the Eastern bloc: the President threatened to end Western aid for an oil pipeline in Siberia

noun

  • a film, television drama, or novel about cowboys in western North America, set especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Derivatives

westernmost

adjective

Origin:

Old English westerne (see west, -ern)