What does western mean?

Definitions for western
ˈwɛs tərnwest·ern

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word western.

Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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 Contribution

  1. western

    Relating to the direction west.

    The western winds are moderate tonight.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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

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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.

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