Meaning

1 senses
  1. A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

    Western

    ве́стернvɛ́stɛrn

    ве́стернvéstern

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.

    ruФранция расположена в Западной Европе.

    deFrankreich liegt in Westeuropa.

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  2. He lives in the western part of town.

    ruОн живёт в западной части города.

    deEr lebt im westlichen Stadtteil.

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  3. Tom lives in the western part of Boston.

    ruТом живёт в западной части Бостона.

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

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  5. Ireland is in western Europe.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
film or other dramatic work:
Русский
By meaning 1
film or other dramatic work:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
film or other dramatic work:

Origin

From Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz.

From Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz.

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Forms

plural: westerns

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

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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