West
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2.4
- proper noun
- /wɛst/
- The cultural exchange programs between the East and the West foster greater understanding among nations.
- West Germany
- East and West
- West German
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Watch on YouTubeWhereas in the West, they prop them up.
- Whereas in the West, they prop them up.
- Byzantium, the Latin West, and the Islamic world.
- And what they want to do in the West is exactly that system.
- But the reality is the West has a serious problem.
- And we sit here in, in the West, plenty of food, too much food.
- There is a lack, at least in the West, of patriotism, of nationalism.
- And, and, and, and, you know, the West has lost confidence in itself.
- Vivekananda was the first Hindu teacher to come to the West and teach Hinduism.
- How has the West been coaxed into hating itself?
- This is one of the origins of the idea in the West of natural law, right?
- Let's say America is Israel and beyond the West, the world.
Examples
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And that's that's really what people in the West struggle to understand.
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But in the West, most people probably have never heard his name.
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Are most people in the West, in fact, already eating well?
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And what they want to do in the West is exactly that system.
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These are the things that have made the West as successful as it is.
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And we can discuss what the West might do.
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But the reality is the West has a serious problem.
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Many sought guidance from the West, particularly the United States with its robust and influential system.
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There is a lack, at least in the West, of patriotism, of nationalism.
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Liddell Hart believed that the West was the decisive theater of the American Civil War.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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3.4
Countries in Europe, North America, and South America that have similar ways of life, governments, and economies
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3.6
Culture, ideas, and social systems of Western Europe and North America that began in ancient Greece and Rome
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3.1
A group of shared ideas, customs, and ways of living from Europe and North America
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9.8
The western part of the world, especially Europe and the Americas
Compounds
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3.3
The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
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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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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
14
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
- US
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3.2
A region in the north-central United States that includes states like Ohio and Illinois
- 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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5.0
Islands in the eastern Caribbean that are part of France, like Guadeloupe and Martinique
- Specialized
1
5.2
An illness that makes the brain swell and can be deadly after West Nile virus infection
- Specialized
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7.5
A compass direction slightly west of northwest, about 292 degrees
- Archaic
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9.9
An old form of English used in speech and writing in southwest England before the Norman Conquest
- Archaic
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8.4
An inflatable life jacket used by pilots and crew that is shaped like a woman's chest
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5.4
Money used in eight West African countries, for example Senegal and Mali
- Literature
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7.3
A group of British colonies in western Africa during colonial times
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3.0
The part of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula that includes Kuala Lumpur and borders Thailand
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
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
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 also came to mean the group of countries in Europe and the Americas. Since these lands were 'to the west' or 'where the sun sets' from many other places, West now stands for their shared political and cultural values, and you can see the same root in western.