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Definition of western in English English dictionary: Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West; A film, novel, or other work of a certain genre dealing with the American Old West; Of, situated in, or related to the West; A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic American West (west of the Mississippi river) typically focusing on a Cowboys vs. Indians conflict (real or imaginary); occidental; Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west; blowing from the west; westerly; {a} westerly, coming from the west; Western means in or from the west of a region, state, or country. hand-made rugs from Western and Central Asia. Moi University, in western Kenya; {i} artistic representation of life in the early American western frontier (usually a movie or book); BLOC: group of nations, traditionally led by the United States, whose general theory of government is democratic and capitalist; of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch; A style of riding that includes many sports such as reining, roping, pleasure, trail and cutting The cowboy style saddle with a large pommel characterizes it The rider holds both reins with one hand, and steers the horse moving both reins towards the direction of the turn; a sandwich made from a western omelet; relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world; "the Western Hemisphere"; "Western Europe"; "the Western Roman Empire"; Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean; of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"; Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze; {s} relating to the west; situated in the west; coming from or proceeding toward the west; A western is a book or film about life in the west of America in the nineteenth century, especially the lives of cowboys. a film about life in the 19th century in the American West, especially the lives of cowboys. Genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows set in the American West, usually during 1850-1900, when the area was opened to white settlement. Though basically an American creation, it has counterparts in the gaucho literature of Argentina and in tales of the settlement of the Australian Outback. Conflicts between white pioneers and Native Americans and between cattle ranchers and fence-building farmers form two basic themes. Cowboys, the town sheriff, and the U.S. marshal are staple figures, and lawlessness and gun violence are standard. Owen Wister's The Virginian (1902) is regarded as the seminal western novel; the popularity of the genre peaked in the early and middle decades of the 20th century and declined somewhat thereafter. Western Isles Western Samoa Western Bug River Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. country and western Ghats Eastern and Western Gulf & Western Inc. Schism Western Western Australia Western Dvina River Western Electric Co. Inc. Western European Union Western Hemisphere Western Indian bronze Western Ontario University of Western Reserve Western Sahara Western Scheldt Western Union Western Wall; This region includes the following states: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii; a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development; American diner slang for a "Western Omelet", made with eggs, peppers, onions and ham; Western is used to describe things, people, ideas, or ways of life that come from or are associated with the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe. Mexico had the support of the big western governments Those statements have never been reported in the Western media; A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic American West (west of the Mississippi river) typically focusing on a Cowboys vs. Indians conflict (real or imaginary.); A way of holding your tennis racket in order to help you hit Topspin Forehand shots; a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development a sandwich made from a western omelet lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office"; lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office"; of wind; from the west; AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY; lying in or toward the west
Western Africa: An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries
Western Apache: The Southern Athabascan language spoken by the Western Apache people
Western Apache: The Apache peoples living primarily in east central Arizona
Western Armenian: One of the main two dialects of modern Armenian language, the other being Eastern Armenian
Western Australia: One of the six states of Australia, occupying the western third of the content, with its capital at Perth
Western Balochi: A variety of Balochi language, spoken in Pakistan (more than 1 million speakers), Iran (0.5 million), Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan
Western Bengali: One of the two major groups of Bengali dialects, spoken to the west of the Padma River, particularly in West Bengal
Western Canada: The Western provinces of Canada
Western Christianity: The Catholic, as opposed to the Orthodox, form of Christianity
Western Europe: A sociopolitical region in the west of Europe
Western European: Of, from, or pertaining to Western Europe, its people, or its culture
Western European: A Western European person; one who comes from or lives in Western Europe
Western Europeans: plural form of Western European
Western Frisian: Alternative spelling of West Frisian
Western Hemisphere: The hemisphere of the Earth to the west of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degree longitude) and east of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line)
Western Sahara: A territory in northern Africa and a former Spanish colony, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory
Western Strip: Aragon Strip
Western astrology: The astrology system which is derived from the Hellenistic astrology and is based on the relative positions of, particularly, the twelve zodiacal constellations on the moment of a person's birth
Western blot: An analytical technique used to detect specific proteins in a given sample of tissue homogenate or extract
Western concert flute: a transverse (side-blown) woodwind instrument made of metal or wood
Western concert flutes: plural form of Western concert flute
Western provinces: The Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia
Western swing: Of, or referring to, the subgenre of country music
Western swing: A style of jazz, meshing string bands with other instrumentation - especially drums, saxophones, pianos and the steel guitar - that evolved into a subgenre of country music during the early 1940s
western blot analysis: a version of Southern blot analysis used to identify antibodies and proteins
western capercaillie: The bird Tetrao urogallus
western diamondback rattlesnake: a venomous pit viper species found in the United States and Mexico
western diamondback rattlesnakes: plural form of western diamondback rattlesnake
western gorilla: a great ape and the most populous species of the genus Gorilla
western gorillas: plural form of western gorilla
western grey kangaroo: A species of kangaroo, scientific name Macropus fuliginosis, the largest in the Macropus genus, found in southern Australia
western hemisphere: Alternative spelling of Western Hemisphere
western slaty antshrike: A passerine bird of the antbird family, scientific name: Thamnophilus atrinucha
western slaty antshrikes: plural form of western slaty antshrike
western world: All of the countries of the world other than those in Asia taken as a whole
western front: The Western Front: an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought. The armies of the Allies (=Britain, France etc) and of Germany were based in trenches (=long, deep holes in the ground) and suffered terrible conditions and great loss of life
Western Australia: the largest state of Australia, in the west of the country, whose capital is Perth. State (pop., 2001: 1,906,114), western Australia. Covering 976,790 sq mi (2,529,880 sq km), it constitutes one-third of the continent's area but has less than one-tenth of Australia's population; its capital is Perth. The extensive interior region has three deserts: Great Sandy, Gibson, and Great Victoria. The coast along the Timor Sea and Indian Ocean has only a few good harbours; notable inlets are Joseph Bonaparte and Exmouth gulfs. Australian Aboriginal peoples have occupied Western Australia for about 40,000 years. The western coast was first visited in 1616 by the Dutch; it was later explored by Englishman William Dampier in 1688 and 1699. In 1829 Capt. James Stirling led the first group of settlers there to establish Australia's first nonconvict colony. The discovery of gold in 1886 prompted a movement for constitutional autonomy, which was granted in 1890. In 1900 it was the last state to ratify the newly constituted Commonwealth of Australia. Initially it suffered from slow growth, but since 1960 its economy, fueled by agriculture and mining (notably of hydrocarbons), has been expanding
Western Australia: western part of the Australian continent
Western Carmel: neighborhood within the city of Haifa (Israel)
Western Church: Christian Church of the West that originated in the Western Roman Empire (including the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Reformed Churches)
Western Conference: a group of professional basketball teams from the western part of the US, which play against one another. Together with the Eastern Conference, a similar group from the eastern US, these teams form the NBA
Western Dvina River: Russian Zapadnaya Dvina Latvian Daugava River, north-central Europe. It rises in Russia's Valdai Hills and flows 632 mi (1,020 km) in a great arc south through Russia and Belarus and then northwest across Latvia. It discharges into the Gulf of Riga on the Baltic Sea. An important water route since early times, connected in its upper reaches by easy portages to the Dnieper, Volga, and Neva rivers, it constituted part of the great trade route from the Baltic region to Byzantium and to the Arabic east. Rapids and the presence of dams have restricted navigation on it
Western Electric Co. Inc: Former U.S. telecommunications company. Founded in 1869 by Elisha Gray and Enos N. Barton, the firm was incorporated in Chicago, Ill., in 1872 as the Western Electric Manufacturing Co. It manufactured a series of new products, including the world's first commercial typewriters and incandescent lamps. Bell Telephone bought a controlling interest in the company in 1881; the next year it was reincorporated as Western Electric Co., becoming part of the Bell system (see AT&T Corp.). It became a major manufacturer of telephone equipment and communications satellites, in addition to producing radar and missile systems. In 1983, with the breakup of AT&T, the company was dissolved as a separate subsidiary. Its factories were taken over by AT&T Technologies (renamed Lucent Technologies), and its brand name continued to be used
Western Empire: The western section of the Roman Empire, first set apart in 286 by Emperor Diocletian and later (395) formalized after the death of Theodosius I. It comprised Italy, Spain, Gaul, Britain, Illyricum, and northern Africa and lasted until 476
Western Europe: The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). the western part of Europe or the countries in it, especially the ones that did not have Communist governments, such as France or the Netherlands
Western Europe: western part of the European continent
Western European Union: Association of 10 European countries to coordinate matters of European security and defense. The WEU was formed in 1955 as an outgrowth of the Brussels Treaty of 1948. Composed of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Britain, it works in cooperation with NATO and the European Union and is administered by a council of the foreign affairs and defense ministers of the member countries. There are also several associate members, observers, and associate partners. It is headquartered in Brussels
Western Front: an area in northern France and Belgium where many battles of World War I were fought. The armies of the Allies (=Britain, France etc) and of Germany were based in trenches (=long, deep holes in the ground) and suffered terrible conditions and great loss of life
Western Galilee: hilly region in the western part of the Galilee (Israel)
Western Hemisphere: The half of the earth comprising North America, Central America, and South America. the Western Hemisphere the half of the Earth that includes the Americas and the Caribbean. Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries
Western Hemisphere: western half of the globe, hemisphere which includes North and South America
Western Indian bronze: Style of metal sculpture that flourished in India from the 6th to the 12th century and later, mainly in the area of modern Gujarat and Rajasthan states. Most of the bronzes are associated with Jainism; they include representations of saviour figures and ritual objects such as incense burners and lamp bearers. Most are small, as they were intended for private worship. They were made by lost-wax casting, and the eyes and ornaments are frequently inlaid with silver and gold
Western Isles: a region in northwest Scotland consisting of the Outer Hebrides islands of Harris, Lewis, North and South Uist, and Barra. Its main town is Stornoway
Western Oregon University: public university located in Monmouth Oregon (USA), WOU
Western Reserve: A region of northeast Ohio bordering on Lake Erie. It was retained by Connecticut after other western claims were ceded to the U.S. Congress in 1786. Much of the area was given or sold to immigrants from Connecticut (1786-1800), and the remainder of the territory was ceded to Ohio in 1800 and became part of the Northwest Territory. Tract of land, northeastern Ohio, U.S. Located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, it formed part of the western lands of Connecticut not surrendered to Congress in 1786. It covered about 3,500,000 ac (1,417,500 ha) and was sold in part to immigrants from Connecticut (1786-1800). Ceded in 1800 to Ohio, it was later divided into several counties
Western Sahara: A region of northwest Africa on the Atlantic coast. Sparsely settled primarily by Berbers, the region was first visited by Portuguese navigators in 1434. Spain claimed it as a protectorate in 1884, establishing the province of Spanish Sahara in 1958, but transferred the territory to Morocco and Mauritania in 1976. Mauritania renounced all claims in 1979, with Morocco occupying its portion, but guerrilla resistance from the nationalist Polisario Front forced the Moroccans in 1991 to agree to a UN-monitored referendum on the region's status. a country on the coast of west Africa, south of Morocco and east of Mauritania. Population: 250,559 (2001). Capital: El Aaiún. formerly Spanish Sahara Territory, North Africa. Area: 97,344 sq mi (252,120 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 256,000. Capital: Laayoune. Little is known of the area's prehistory, though rock engravings in southern locations suggest a succession of nomadic groups. In the 4th century BC there was trade across the Mediterranean Sea between the region and Europe; this did not last, and there was little European contact until the 19th century. In 1884 Spain claimed a protectorate over the Río de Oro region. Boundary agreements with France were concluded in 1900 and 1912. Spain formally united the area's northern and southern parts into the overseas province of the Spanish Sahara in 1958. In 1976 Spain relinquished its claim. The region then was divided between Mauritania, which relinquished its claim in 1979, and Morocco, which later occupied the whole territory. Separatists of the Polisario movement, based in Algeria, declared a government-in-exile called the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic in 1976; the issue of Western Sahara's status remained unresolved. remained unresolved.Western Sahara has vast phosphate deposits and some potash and iron ore
Western Sahara: strip of desert land under the control of Morocco
Western Samoa: the former name for Samoa
Western Samoa: country comprised of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean
Western Scheldt: or Westerschelde Estuary, southwestern Netherlands. An inlet of the North Sea at the mouth of the Schelde River, it flows west for about 30 mi (50 km) through the Delta Islands to the North Sea. It has been an important transportation route since the 16th century, when Holy Roman Emperor Charles V designated Vlissingen as his port of embarkation from the Netherlands. It continues to operate as an important shipping route to many destinations, including Antwerp
Western Schism: or Great Schism (1378-1417) In Roman Catholic history, a period when there were two, and later three, rival popes, each with his own College of Cardinals. The schism began soon after the papal residence was returned to Rome from Avignon (see Avignon papacy). Urban VI was elected amid local demands for an Italian pope, but a group of cardinals with French sympathies elected an antipope, Clement VII, who took up residence at Avignon. Cardinals from both sides met at Pisa in 1409 and elected a third pope in an effort to end the schism. The rift was not healed until the Council of Constance vacated all three seats and elected Martin V as pope in 1417
Western Shore: areas in the United States of America that extend along the quiet Atlantic shore
Western Union: Former U.S. telegraph company and contemporary provider of electronic financial transactions. From its foundation in 1851 as a company formed to build a telegraph line from Buffalo, N.Y., to St. Louis, Mo., in 1856 the expanding business was reorganized as the Western Union Telegraph Co. By the end of 1861 Western Union had built the first transcontinental telegraph line. The company introduced singing telegrams in 1933. Western Union continued to grow, absorbing competitors such as Postal Telegraph Inc. in 1943. As telegraphy was superseded by other methods of telecommunication, Western Union diversified into teletypewriter services, money orders, and mailgrams. It launched the telecommunications satellite Westar 1 in 1974 and was operating five satellites by 1982. In 1988 the company was reorganized as Western Union Corp. to handle money transfers and related services. After declaring bankruptcy in 1993, it sold its financial services arm in 1994 to First Financial Management Corp., and in 1995 that company merged with First Data Corp. The renamed Western Union Financial Services, Inc., became a world leader in electronic (including Internet) transactions
Western Wall: remaining wall of the foundation of the ancient Jewish temple considered a holy site by Jews
Western Wall: A remnant of the western wall of the second Temple in Jerusalem and a site of pilgrimage, lamentation, and prayer by Jews. Also called Wailing Wall. or Wailing Wall Place of prayer in the Old City of Jerusalem sacred to the Jewish people. It is the only remnant of the Second Temple of Jerusalem. Because it now forms part of a larger area known as the Temple Mount by Jews and as al-aram al-Sharf by Muslims surrounding the Muslim Dome of the Rock and al-Aq Mosque, the two groups have often vied for control of it. When Israel captured the Old City in the Six-Day War (1967), the Jews once more gained authority over the site
Western Wall plaza: open expanse in front of the Western Wall (Jewish holy site in Jerusalem)
Western blot analysis: A technique for identifying specific antibodies or proteins in which proteins are separated by electrophoresis, transferred to nitrocellulose, and reacted with antibody
Western civilization: development of the culture founded in Rome, lifestyle of western Europe and North America
Western lifestyle: modern lifestyle of European and North American countries
western australia: a state containing the western third of Australia
western australia coral pea: vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers
western big-eared bat: bat of western North America having extremely large ears
western blackberry: American blackberry with oblong black fruit
western blind snake: burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States
western bloc: group of countries in western Europe and the United States
western box turtle: primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico
western buttercup: perennial of western North America
western chimpanzee: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species
western chokecherry: chokecherry of western United States
western coral snake: ranges from Central America to southwestern United States
western culture: the modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea
western diamondback: largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
western fence lizard: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
western gray squirrel: large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States
western hemisphere: the hemisphere that includes North and South America
western hemlock: tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree
western holly fern: North American fern
western ladies' tresses: similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States
western larch: tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
western lowland gorilla: a kind of gorilla
western malayo-polynesian: a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
western meadowlark: a meadowlark of western North America
western medicine: alternative medicine
western mountain ash: an ash of the Western coast of North America
western mugwort: perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
western narrow-mouthed toad: small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America
western omelet: a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions
western omelet: An omelet cooked with diced ham, chopped green pepper, and onion
western pasqueflower: of western North America
western pipistrel: of western North America
western poison oak: poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact
western poppy: showy annual of California with red flowers
western ragweed: coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico
western red cedar: large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
western red-backed salamander: salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
western redbud: shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets
western ribbon snake: yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics
western roman empire: the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476
western sahara: an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992
western samoan monetary unit: monetary unit in Western Samoa
western sand cherry: dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit
western sandwich: A sandwich having a western omelet as a filling
western saxifrage: saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America
western silvery aster: a variety of aster
western skink: found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands
western spadefoot: of California
western tanager: of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red
western tanager: A tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) of western North America, the male of which is yellow with a red head and a black back
western toad: of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies
western united states: West: the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
western wall flower: biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
western wheatgrass: valuable forage grass of western United States
western whiptail: active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California
western white pine: tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature
western wood pewee: small flycatcher of western North America
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation
Spaghetti Western: Alternative spelling of spaghetti western
country and western: country music
country-and-western: Describing country music
country-western music: country music
north-western: Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north-west
north-western: blowing from the north-west; north-westerly
south-western: Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south-west
south-western: blowing from the south-west; south-westerly
spaghetti western: Nickname for a motion picture produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy and depicting a tale of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West
A Fistful of Dollars and Once Upon a Time in the West are famous spaghetti westerns.
Best Western: worldwide network of hotels
Bindley Western: American pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indiana, wholesale distributor of medications and health care products to health care centers and retail stores
Chicago and North Western Transportation Co: Former U.S. railroad company. It was created when employees of the financially troubled Chicago and North Western Railway Co. purchased its assets in 1972. The initial company, founded in 1859, evolved from the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, which had been the first railroad to enter Chicago (1848). Employees ceased to hold a majority of the company's stock in 1983. The system served an 11-state region west of Lake Michigan, with principal routes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. It was purchased by Union Pacific in 1995
Eastern and Western Ghats: Two mountain ranges forming the edges of the Deccan plateau in southern India. The Eastern Ghats extend about 500 mi (800 km) along the southeastern and eastern coast north to the mouth of the Mahanadi River; their average elevation is about 2,000 ft (600 m). The Western Ghats run 800 mi (1,290 km) along the southwestern and western coast north to the mouth of the Tapti River; their elevations range from 3,000 ft (900 m) to 5,000 ft (1,500 m). Because they receive heavy rainfall during the monsoon season, the Western Ghats comprise peninsular India's principal watershed
Gulf & Western Inc: Former U.S. corporation, founded in 1958 by Charles Bluhdorn. One of the most highly diversified conglomerates in the U.S., Gulf & Western took control of the Paramount Pictures Corp. in 1966 and changed its name to Paramount Communications in 1989. It was acquired by the media conglomerate Viacom Inc. in 1994
University of Western Ontario: Public university in London, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1878. It has faculties of applied health sciences, arts, business administration, dentistry, education, engineering, graduate studies, journalism, law, library science, medicine, music, nursing, science, and social science as well as a graduate school of journalism
country and western: Country and western is the same as country music. a successful country and western singer. popular music in the style of music from the southern and western US
north-western: North-western means in or from the north-west of a region or country. He was from north-western Russia
south-western: South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country. towns and villages in south-western Azerbaijan
spaghetti western: A spaghetti western is a film made in Europe, usually by an Italian director, about life in the American Wild West. A low-budget Western film made by a European, especially an Italian, film company. a film about American cowboys in the Wild West, especially one made in Europe by an Italian director
spaghetti western: a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company
westernmost: Farthest west
westernmost: Situated the farthest towards the west; most western
westernmost: The westernmost part of an area or the westernmost place is the one that is farthest towards the west. the westernmost province of North Sudan. furthest west
westernmost: {s} located furthest to the west
westernmost: farthest to the west

Turkish - English

Definition of western in Turkish English dictionary: western kovboy filmi

western

Hyphenation

west·ern

Turkish pronunciation

hwestırn

Antonyms

non-western

Pronunciation

/ˈhwestərn/ /ˈhwɛstɜrn/

Etymology

[ 'wes-t&rn ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English westerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German westrOni western, Old English west.