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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate 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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1. • Feature

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

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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. Brandon Rottinghaus:

   There are newer residents in the district's western tail who are struggling in a competitive economy, they're more concerned about the minimum wage than tax cuts.

2. Sean Parnell:

   A combat vet from western PA who helped reignite the industrial flames of Pittsburgh--that's someone we can all get behind, he's the America First candidate in this race.

3. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook:

   This was a strike carried out against a target that we believe not only had plotted in the past against Western interests, including the United States, but had the potential to do the same again.

4. Zumretay Arkin:

   We organize international events all the time and this is the first time we were given this excuse, it is chilling because of the broader concept of how China is really disrupting Western democracies.

5. Chris Stirewalt:

   Western Carolina continuing to separate residential assistant support spaces based on race goes against the foundations of what we were raised on, instead of separating these groups, having them work together to have their concerns heard would be much more effective to create a mutual understanding.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=western
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Western
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=western
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=western
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=western