western

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 [onlybeforenoun] (abbreviation W) (also Western) situated in the west or facing west: western Spain * Western Europe * the western slopes of the mountain 2 (usually Western) connected with the west part of the world, especially Europe and N America: Western art seealsoCOUNTRYANDWESTERN noun a film/movie or book about life in the western US in the 19th century, usually involving COWBOYS