What does “western” mean?
- 1
adjectivein or from the west of a place
They live in western Canada.
- 2
adjectiverelating to Europe and North America
The country has adopted many Western customs.
- 3
nouna movie about cowboys in the American West
My dad loves old westerns.
Western at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈwɛstɚn/ · WES-tern
How to use “western” correctly
Write “Western” with a capital when it refers to Europe and North America as a culture.
Common phrases with “western”
- Western Europe
- Western culture
- western part of
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- eastern
Word family
- west
- westerner
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