Meaning

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

    (countable, uncountable)The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

    Westeuropa

    За́падZápad

  2. (countable, historical, uncountable)The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).

    Westen

    За́падZápad

  3. (US, countable, uncountable)The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.

    Ди́кий За́падDíkij Západ

  4. (countable, historical, uncountable)The Western Roman Empire, or its successors.

  5. (countable, uncountable)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.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.

  8. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.

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

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

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

Examples

604 sentences
  1. The sun sets in the west.

    Сонце заходить на заході.

    ruСолнце садится на западе.

    deDie Sonne geht im Westen unter.

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  2. The station is to the west of the hotel.

    Станція знаходиться на захід від готелю.

    ruСтанция находится к западу от гостиницы.

    deDer Bahnhof liegt westlich des Hotels.

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  3. Tom went west.

    Том пішов на захід.

    ruТом пошёл на запад.

    deTom zog gen Westen.

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  4. Tom lived on the west coast.

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  5. Tom lives just west of Boston.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Western world:
Русский
By meaning 2
Western world:
Western United States:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Western world:
Western Europe (geographic, cultural):

Origin

* In most senses and as an English surname, by proprialization from west.

* In most senses and as an English surname, by proprialization from west.

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Word family

1 related words
Relatedout west

Collocations

3 patterns
  • the west coast
  • west coast
  • in the west

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
West — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto