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Meaning of western

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  western
      adj 1: 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" [ant: {eastern}]
      2: of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of
         the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" [ant: {eastern}]
      3: lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western
         office"
      4: of wind; from the west [syn: {westerly}, {western}]
      n 1: a film about life in the western United States during the
           period of exploration and development [syn: {Western},
           {horse opera}]
      2: a sandwich made from a western omelet [syn: {western},
         {western sandwich}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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