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  • In most senses and as an English surname, from west, the direction.
  • As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Vesterinen.

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West (countable and uncountable, plural Wests)

  1. A placename
    1. The western world; i.e. Western Europe and the Americas.
    2. (historical) the Western Bloc (the non-communist countries of Europe and America)
      • 1994 [1994 March 30], Richard Nixon, “Author's Note”, in Beyond Peace[1], New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 253:
        When I came to Washington forty-seven years ago, the predominant issue was ensuring that the United States would step up to the communist threat, both abroad and at home. The ultimate satisfaction is to have lived long enough to see the West defeat communism and begin a new, equally arduous, equally noble campaign to ensure the victory of freedom, both abroad and at home.
      • 2022 August 24, Steve Scherer, Ismail Shakil, “China warns of 'forceful measures' if Canada interferes in Taiwan”, in Tomasz Janowski, editor, Reuters[2], archived from the original on 24 August 2022, World‎[3]:
        The relationship between China and the West has worsened since U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this month against Beijing's wishes.
    3. (US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.
    4. A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
    5. A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
    6. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
  2. Regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation.
  3. The western part of any region.
    Senegal is a nation that lies in the West.
  4. One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.
  5. (countable) A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.
  6. (countable) 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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Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr. Compare Dutch west, English west, West Frisian west, Danish vest.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • (file)

Noun edit

West m (strong, genitive Wests or West, no plural)

  1. the west (used without article; a short form of Westen)
    der Wind kommt aus Westthe wind is coming from the west
  2. a wind coming from the west (used with article)

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  • (compass points)
Nordwest Nord Nordost
West   Ost
Südwest Süd Südost


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