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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.
väst, väster

west adjective

  /wɛst/
  • Of or pertaining to the west; western.
västlig
  • From the West; occidental.
västerländsk
  • Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
västerut

West properNoun

  /wɛst/
  • The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.
Occidenten, väst, västvärlden

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