West Coast of the United States
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- proper noun
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Costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos
- The climate is generally mild and pleasant on the West Coast of the United States during the summer months.
- debris from the West Coast of the United States
Examples
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Popular tourist destinations can be found along the West Coast of the United States, such as San Francisco and Seattle.
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"This is the best Mobil QuickMart on the entire West Coast of the United States."
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I"m from LA, from the West Coast of the United States, man.
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The rocket they are testing is believed to be big enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.
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The West Coast of the United States is nowhere close to this level of engineering, planning, and preparedness.
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Fishers regularly operate in 1,000 meters of water off the West Coast of the United States.
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At the turn of the century, the Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida) was heavily harvested on the West Coast of the United States.
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It's here that Juan Cabrillo stepped ashore in 1542 and claimed this new land for God and the King of Spain, thus signaling the discovery of the West Coast of the United States.
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Oil bound for China, Japan, and the West Coast of the United States from the Middle East must also transit the Strait of Malacca and the Strait of Singapore, both of which carried 11.7 million barrels per day in 2004.
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Debris leaving the West Coast of the United States drifts for six years or more—enough time to photodegrade into fragments—before it reaches the Guadalupe Island birds.
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Synonyms
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The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
Surface Forms
Morphology
West + coast + of + the + united + state
The phrase is fully compositional: 'West' (western), 'coast' (land beside the sea) and 'United States' combine to denote the western coastal region of the United States, matching the given definition. The 'X Coast of Y' naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward grammar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
West Coast of the United States comes from a simple map picture: west is the side of the country facing the Pacific Ocean and coast is the land next to the sea. So the name refers to the long Pacific shoreline from Washington down to southern California.