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Weste noun {f}

Weste, Westen   /ˈvɛstə/
  • Bekleidung: ein ärmelloses Kleidungsstück der Herrenoberbekleidung
 waistcoat, vest
eine weiße Weste haben
have a clear conscience
beschusshemmende Weste
bulletproof vest
durchschusshemmende Weste
bulletproof vest
weiße Weste
clean sheet

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west noun

  /wɛst/
  • The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
  • The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
  • (ecclesiastical) 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.
 Westen, West

west adjective

  /wɛst/
  • Of or pertaining to the west; western.
 westlich
  • From the West; occidental.
 abendländisch, westlich
  • Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
 westlich, westwärts

West properNoun

  • The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.
 Okzident, Abendland, Westen, Westeuropa, westliche Welt
  • (US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.
 Westen
  • (historical) The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).
 Westeuropa
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