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westernmost

westernmost

2 3.7
Farthest to the west among a group
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɛstərnˌmoʊst/
translation icon : más occidental
  • Tuba City and Lechee are among the westernmost Navajo chapters.
  • the westernmost bay
  • the westernmost island

Examples

  • Turner's pilgrimage to Dakar, the westernmost city in Africa, was memorable.

  • So, So Galicia and Valenia are the two westernmost districts of Ruse.

  • The westernmost island of the Aleutian chain.

    The Big Year (2011)

  • Mayfield is not the westernmost point of the state, but it's close.

    Blog text (7)

  • Once called "Gateway to the West," the settlement served as the westernmost outpost.

    Blog text (3)

  • Generally speaking, she's perched on the westernmost part of Europe.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Within a few years, they had established a thriving outpost on the westernmost edge of Christendom.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Amazingly, this distance seems to widen as you approach Moorhead, the westernmost city in Minnesota, and enter the Red River Valley.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Cabo da Roca, situated about 10 miles west of Cascais, is the westernmost point of the European continent.

  • The westernmost island of the Aleutian chain is home to unique wildlife.

Synonyms

westmost
vswesternmost
7.2

Farthest to the west in a group of places

has the same meaning but is a different word form

Antonyms

easternmost
3 3.5

Farthest to the east in a group of places

How Eastern

easternmost
3 3.5
eastern
730 1.0
central
993 1.0
western
107 1.0
westernmost
2 3.7

Surface Forms

westernmost superlative

Morphology

westernmost = western (transparent) = west + ern + most

The superlative suffix '-most' attaches to the adjective 'western' to indicate 'farthest to the west', a direct compositional meaning.

Etymology

Westernmost is made from western + most: western comes from west, the direction where the sun sets ('the direction where the sun sets'), and most means 'the greatest' or 'farthest'. So, westernmost means 'farthest toward the west', which is why we use it for the place at the greatest distance to the west.