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Meaning
Noun
●
In Compass points:
One of the
four
principal
compass points
,
specifically
270°,
conventionally
directed
to the
left on
maps
; the
direction
of the
setting
sun
at an equinox.
●
The
western
region
or area; the
inhabitants
thereof.
●
In a
church
: the
direction
of the
gallery
,
opposite
to the
altar
, and
opposite
to the
direction
faced
by the
priest
when
celebrating
ad
orientem.
Adj
●
Situated or
lying
in or toward the
west
;
west
ward.
●
In Meteorology:
Of
wind
: from the west.
●
Of or
pertaining
to the
west
;
west
ern.
●
From the West; occidental.
●
Designating, or
situated
in, the
liturgical
west
, that part of a
church
which is
opposite
to, and farthest from, the part
containing
the chancel.
Adv
●
Towards the
west
;
west
wards.
Verb
●
To
move
to the
west
; (of the
sun
) to set.
Name
●
A placename
The Western world; i.e. Western Europe and the English
settler
colonies.
the Western Bloc (the
noncommunist
countries of Europe and America)
●
A placename
The Western United States (sometimes excluding
th
e West Coast),
particularly
(historical)
in reference to
th
e 19th
century
Wild West.
●
A placename
A
town
in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
●
A placename
A
city
in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
●
A placename
An
unincorporated
community
in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
●
Regions or countries
lying to
the
west
of a
specified
or
implied
point of orientation.
●
The
western
part of any region.
●
One of
four
positions
at 90-degree
intervals
that
lies to
the
west
or on the
left
of a diagram.
●
A person (as a
bridge
player
)
occupying
this
position
during a
specified
activity.
●
A
surname
from Middle English for a
newcomer
from the
west
, or someone who
lived
to the
west
of a village.
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Origin
west
English
west
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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