The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
English: west, due west, westward, W
Bahasa: Barat
baratBahasa Indonesia
west, western, West, Hesperian, Occident
Very common
#672 of the corpus · 189.6 per million words · 809,873 occurrences
Noun
The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
English: West, Occident
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The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
English: West, western United States
Bahasa: Amerika Serikat Barat, West
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2 more noun senses
The direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
English: west
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A location in the western part of a country, region, or city
English: west
Bahasa: Barat
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Adjective
Situated in or facing or moving toward the west
English: west
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Of wind, from the west
English: westerly, western
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Relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
English: western
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2 more adjective senses
Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
English: occidental, Hesperian
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Lying toward or situated in the west
English: western
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