noun, adjective, adverb
noun [U,sing.] (abbreviation W)
1 (usually the west) the direction that you look towards to see the sun set; one of the four main points of the COMPASS:
Which way is west? * Rain is spreading from the west. * He lives to the west of (= further west than) the town.
compareEAST, NORTH, SOUTH
2 (the West) Europe, N America and Canada, contrasted with eastern countries:
I was born in Japan, but I've lived in the West for some years now.
3 (the West) (AmE) the western side of the US:
the history of the American West
seealsoTHEMIDWEST, THEWILDWEST
4 (the West) (in the past) western Europe and N America, when contrasted with the Communist countries of Eastern Europe:
East-West relations
adjective [onlybeforenoun] (abbreviation W)
1 in or towards the west:
West Africa * the west coast of Scotland
2 a west wind blows from the west
compareWESTERLY
adverb towards the west:
This room faces west.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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