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| Sounds | hhweh'stern; weh'stern |
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| Rhymes | adjourn, andiron, auburn, and 58 more rhymes in ern at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world. |
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| Examples | "the Western Hemisphere"; "Western Europe"; "the Western Roman Empire" |
| Attribute of | West, Occident |
| Similar | occidental, Hesperian |
| Contrary | eastern |
| Meaning | Lying in or toward the west. |
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| Synonyms | westerly |
| Similar to | west |
| Meaning | Of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River. |
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| Examples | "a Western ranch" |
| Attribute of | West, western United States |
| Similar | southwestern; midwestern; northwestern; west-central |
| Contrary | eastern |
| Meaning | Lying toward or situated in the west. |
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| Examples | "our company's western office" |
| Similar to | west |
| Meaning | Of wind. From the west. |
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| Synonyms | westerly |
| Similar to | west |
| Meaning | A film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development. |
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| Synonyms | horse opera |
| Narrower | spaghetti Western |
| Broader | feature, feature film |
| Meaning | A sandwich made from a western omelet. |
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| Synonyms | western sandwich |
| Broader | sandwich |