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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 and the Americas.
Okzident, Abendland, Westen, Westeuropa, westliche Welt

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West noun

West   /vɛst/
  • Navigation, Seefahrt, Kurzform für: Haupthimmelsrichtung Westen
  • Politik, Wirtschaft: Weltteil, zu dem sich unter anderem die nordamerikanischen und westeuropäischen Länder zählen
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