western

nouns

a sandwich made from a western omelet

western, western sandwich

adjectives

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

"the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought"

western

is derived from

westernize

antonym

eastern

is similar to

denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere

"occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture"

Hesperian, occidental

is an attribute of

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

Occident, West

of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River

"a Western ranch"

western

antonym

eastern

is similar to

of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado

southwestern

is similar to

of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota

"a midwestern city"; "midwestern accent"

midwestern

is similar to

of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming

northwestern

is similar to

of a region of the United States usually including Colorado; Nevada; Utah

west-central

is an attribute of

the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

West, western United States

lying toward or situated in the west

"our company's western office"

western

is similar to

situated in or facing or moving toward the west

west

of wind; from the west

westerly, western