West
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1.0
- proper noun
- /wɛst/
- US
:
oeste de Estados Unidos
- We're over here in West Adams.
- the West Coast
- the American West
- the Wild West
It's much healthier to get West Coast wild caught salmon.
- It's much healthier to get West Coast wild caught salmon.
- Does it become a crazy boom bust, Wild West world of degenerate gamblers?
Examples
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It really was the Wild West.
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West Virginia.
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Tragedy in the West Village.
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I was thinking about heading out West and becoming a cowboy, Sir.
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Eighty-eight girls at a high school in the Intermountain West were the participants in this study.
Academic text (2011) -
This is West Jefferson.
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So that's how the Atwells set sail for Key West, leaving it all behind them.
Fiction book (1990) -
With Israel's lightning victory in the Six-Day War of 1967, the West Bank and Gaza came under Israel's control.
Academic text (2011) -
During the great migration, many families moved from the Midwest to the West in search of new opportunities.
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California is often considered the heart of the West, known for its diverse landscapes and vibrant cities.
Synonyms
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1.8
The part of the United States west of the Mississippi River, including California and Nevada
Compounds
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5.3
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
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3.3
The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
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4.1
An American army school on the west bank of the Hudson River north of New York City
- US
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5.3
A time in the western United States when settlers moved in and there were few laws
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1.8
A city in southeast Florida on the mainland near Palm Beach with beaches, shops, and warm weather
- Specialized
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4.3
A virus spread by mosquito bites that can make people and animals sick and sometimes cause brain infection
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5.1
The western part of Berlin controlled by the United States, Britain, and France until 1990
- Archaic
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6.3
A live show with cowboys riding horses, shooting, and showing life in the old West
The western coastal region of the United States that stretches from Washington to southern California
A traveling American show from the 1880s that showed horse riding, shooting and frontier life
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Islands in the eastern Caribbean that are part of France, like Guadeloupe and Martinique
- US
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3.2
A region in the north-central United States that includes states like Ohio and Illinois
- Literature
A group of British colonies in western Africa during colonial times
- Archaic
An inflatable life jacket used by pilots and crew that is shaped like a woman's chest
A set of local customs, language, and feelings of people from western Britain like Cornwall and Wales
- Specialized
A group of related languages spoken mainly in northern Nigeria, including Hausa
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree from western North America used for its wood
A small red or yellow fruit from a tropical shrub that is high in vitamin C
The part of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula that includes Kuala Lumpur and borders Thailand
A tall tree with large yellow flowers with white centers that smell sweet
A tree from the West Indies with smooth, shiny wood used for fine furniture
- Archaic
A mild form of a serious disease that causes fever and skin blisters, seen historically in the West Indies
An evergreen climbing bush with fragrant white flowers and round white berries
- Specialized
An illness that makes the brain swell and can be deadly after West Nile virus infection
- Archaic
An old form of English used in speech and writing in southwest England before the Norman Conquest
- Specialized
A tiny germ that causes brain inflammation in people and animals and spreads by infected mosquitoes
- Archaic
The western dialect of a language no longer spoken in parts of Central Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
West comes from an old word meaning 'where the sun sets'. Because people moved in that direction looking for new land, the large American region to the west of the Mississippi came to be called the West.