Western

See also western

English

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Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɛstə(r)n

Adjective

Western (comparative more Western, superlative most Western)

1. Of, situated in, or related to the West
   • "As Western culture became increasingly mechanized in the 1600s, the female earth and virgin earth spirit were subdued by the machine." (The Death of Nature, "Nature as Female" by Carolyn Merchant)
2. Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West.
   • Western (genre) on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia:Western (genre)

Antonyms

• (of the West): non-Western

Translations

of, situated in, or related to the West — see western

of or pertaining to a genre dealing with the Old West

• Finnish: lännen- (fi)

Noun

Western (plural Westerns)

1. A film, novel, or other work of a certain genre dealing with the American Old West.
   • Western (genre) on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia:Western (genre)

Translations

work of a genre dealing with Old West — see western

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German

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Noun

Western m

1. western (film genre)