western
adjective
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- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
- (of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.
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westlich,
West-
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western
noun
/ˈwɛstən/
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/ˈwɛstɚn/
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- (cinema) A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
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Western
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westerner
noun
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- A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)
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Westler,
Abendländer,
Wessi
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Westernizer
noun
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- (historical) A member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.
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Westler
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westernize
verb
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- (transitive, intransitive) To render something western in character.
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verwestlichen
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westernization
noun
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- The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
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Verwestlichung
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Western
adjective
/ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n/
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- Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West.
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Westen
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