Meaning

2 senses
  1. (dated)An inhabitant of a western region or country.

  2. A certain genre of fiction (in literature, film, or gaming) dealing with the American Old West; a work in this genre.

    If I'm going to watch a Western, it needs to be a good one. I had my fill of the bad ones long ago.

More definitions
  • a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
  • a sandwich made from a western omelet

Examples

605 sentences
  1. France is in western Europe.

    Франція знаходиться на заході Європи. — Internecivus

    ruФранция расположена в Западной Европе. — papersaltserver

    deFrankreich liegt in Westeuropa. — MUIRIEL

  2. He lives in the western part of town.

    ruОн живёт в западной части города. — Xitsa

    deEr lebt im westlichen Stadtteil. — Espi

  3. Tom lives in the western part of Boston.

    ruТом живёт в западной части Бостона. — marafon

  4. Our offices are located in the western part Boston.

  5. Ireland is in western Europe.

Forms

plural: Westerns
SingularWestern
PluralWesterns

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development:horse opera
  • a sandwich made from a western omelet:western sandwich

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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