Definitions for western
ˈwɛs tərnwest·ern

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Western, horse operanoun

   a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development

2. western, western sandwichadjective

   a sandwich made from a western omelet

3. westernadjective

   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"

4. westernadjective

   of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River

   "a Western ranch"

5. westernadjective

   lying toward or situated in the west

   "our company's western office"

6. westerly, westernadjective

   of wind; from the west

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. westernnoun

   A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic American West (west of the Mississippi river) typically focusing on a cowboys vs. Indians conflict (real or imaginary).

2. westernadjective

   Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west

3. westernadjective

   (of a wind) blowing from the west; westerly

4. westernadjective

   occidental

5. Westernnoun

   A film, novel, or other work of a certain genre dealing with the American Old West.

6. Westernadjective

   Of, situated in, or related to the West

7. Westernadjective

   Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Westernadjective

   Being in the west, or toward the part where the sun sets.

   Etymology: from west.

   Now fair Phœbus ’gan decline in haste
   His weary waggon to the western vale. Edmund Spenser.

   The western part is a continued rock. Addison.

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1. western

   Western typically refers to the regions, culture, or characteristics associated with the western part of a specified area, country, or place. In a broader context, it often pertains to the Occidental cultures of Europe and the Americas, in contrast to the Orient or Eastern cultures. Western may also reference the genre of literature, film, or art focused on the Western United States particularly during its frontier period in the 19th century. The definition may vary based on the context in which it is being used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Westernadjective

   of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean

2. Westernadjective

   moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Western

   The Western is a genre of various arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. There are also a number of films about Western-type characters in contemporary settings, such as Junior Bonner set in the 1970s and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada in the 21st century.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. western

   Relating to the direction west.

   The western winds are moderate tonight.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WESTERN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Western is ranked #11395 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Western surname appeared 2,767 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Western.
   
   82.4% or 2,282 total occurrences were White.
   10.2% or 284 total occurrences were Black.
   4.7% or 131 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'western' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #982

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'western' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2352

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'western' in Adjectives Frequency: #120

How to pronounce western?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say western in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of western in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of western in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of western in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I put emphasis on markets to the East not because we want to give up on other markets. But we definitely want to reduce our dependence on certain markets in western Europe, western Europe is undergoing a wave of Islamisation, of anti-Semitism, and of anti-Zionism. It is awash in such waves, and we want to ensure that for years to come the State of Israel will have diverse markets all over the world.

2. John Burroughs:

   Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.

3. Vine Deloria:

   Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent.

4. Efraim Zuroff:

   This is one of the problems in the Far East where these things don't have the same resonance as they do in the Western world, hitler is in restaurants, Hitler is in advertisements. Things that are unthinkable in the Western world.

5. National Football League:

   Due to public safety concerns in light of the ongoing weather emergency in western New York, Sunday's Jets-Bills game has been rescheduled to Monday night at 7 p.m. ET (0000 GMT) and relocated to Ford Field in Detroit, Public safety resources in western New York must be fully available to deal with the recovery from the storm.

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