West

Meaning

Noun

●

In Compass points:

One of the

,

270°,

to the

; the

of the

at an equinox.

●

The

or area; the

thereof.

●

In a

: the

of the

,

to the

, and

to the

by the

when

orientem.

Adj

●

Situated or

in or toward the

;

ward.

●

In Meteorology:

Of

: from the west.

●

Of or

to the

;

ern.

●

From the West; occidental.

●

Designating, or

in, the

, that part of a

which is

to, and farthest from, the part

the chancel.

Adv

●

Towards the

;

wards.

Verb

●

To

to the

; (of the

) to set.

Name

●

A placename

The Western world; i.e. Western Europe and the English

colonies.

the Western Bloc (the

countries of Europe and America)

●

A placename

The Western United States (sometimes excluding

e West Coast),

(historical)

in reference to

e 19th

Wild West.

●

A placename

A

in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.

●

A placename

A

in McLennan County, Texas, United States.

●

A placename

An

in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

●

Regions or countries

the

of a

or

point of orientation.

●

The

part of any region.

●

One of

at 90-degree

that

the

or on the

of a diagram.

●

A person (as a

)

this

during a

activity.

●

A

from Middle English for a

from the

, or someone who

to the

of a village.

Sourced from

Origin

west

English

west

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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