West en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
* In most senses and as an English surname, by proprialization from west. * As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Vesterinen.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The relationship between China and the West has worsened since U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this month against Beijing's wishes.
2022 August 24, Steve Scherer, Ismail Shakil, “China warns of 'forceful measures' if Canada interferes in Taiwan”, in Tomasz Janowski, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022, World:
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(countable, historical, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).
When I came to Washington forty-seven years ago, the predominant issue was ensuring that the United States would step up to the communist threat, both abroad and at home. The ultimate satisfaction is to have lived long enough to see the West defeat communism and begin a new, equally arduous, equally noble campaign to ensure the victory of freedom, both abroad and at home.
1994 [1994 March 30], Richard Nixon, “Author's Note”, in Beyond Peace, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 253:
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(US, countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.
I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- (countable, historical, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The Western Roman Empire, or its successors.
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(countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ The part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the territories of the former Western Roman Empire, including the Roman Catholic Church and the churches of the Reformation.
I shall constantly reckon among the Saints those whom the Eastern Church, whether with or without the consent of the West, so accounts.
1850, John Mason Neale, A History of the Holy Eastern Church, Part I, London: Joseph Masters, Aldersgate Street, and 78, New Bond Street, pages 8–9:
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. ▸ A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.
- (countable, uncountable) One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.
- (countable) A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.
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(countable) A surname from Middle English for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.
Kanye West took to social media to speak about mental health after a fan claimed that the rapper was “off his meds”.
2022 February 11, Peony Hirwani, “Kanye West tells fan who suggested he’s off medication to ‘be more conscious’”, in The Independent:
Forms
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| Wests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Midwest · Westsplaining · Westlaw · West plea · George West · West Barnes · Westcentric · collective West · Westcentrism · Windies · Westsplainer · Wild West · Westoxification
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Translations (108)
es Occidente (Western world) · sv väst (Western world) · ko 서부 (Western United States) · kl aaqanngitsoq (Western world) · fr Occident (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · pl Okcydent (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · cs Okcident (Western world) · ja 西側 (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · pl Zachód (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · ja 西洋 (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · cs Západ (Western world) · ru За́пад (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · nl Westen (Western world) · tg Ғарб (Western world) · ru Ди́кий За́пад (Western United States) · da Vesteuropa (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · et Lääs (Western world) · be За́хад (Western world) · sq Perëndimi (Western world) · kix ōtsīnáp (Western world) · sl Zahod (Western world) · ja 西洋 (Western world) · kk Батыc (Western world) · fr Occident (Western world) · fi Länsi-Eurooppa (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · nl Occident (Western world) · da Vest (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · ko 서양 (Western world) · sh Òkcident (Western world) · th ทิศตะวันตก (Western world) · da Vesten (Western world) · ja 西部 (Western United States) · el Εσπερία (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · vi phương Tây (Western world) · ru За́пад (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · pl Zachód (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · nn Vesten (Western world) · fi länsi (Western world) · de Westen (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · fr Ouest (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · pl Okcydent (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · mk Окцидент (Western world) · de Abendland (Western world) · ar الْغَرْب (Western world) · ba Көнбайыш (Western world) · mk Запад (Western world) · nn vesten (Western world) · el Δύση (Western world) · ja 欧米 (Western world) · pl Dziki Zachód (Western United States) · ka დასავლეთი (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · hy Արևմուտք (Western world) · lv Rietumi (Western world) · mn Өрнө (Western world) · ko 서방 (Western world) · ko 구미 (Western world) · sh Запад (Western world) · bg За́пад (Western world) · sh Zapad (Western world) · sv Occidenten (Western world) · km លោកខាងលិច (Western world) · el Δυτική Ευρώπη (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · ko 서구 (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · de Westen (Western world) · pt Ocidente (Western world) · uk За́хід (Western world) · he מַעֲרָב (Western world) · ru За́пад (Western world) · ka დასავლეთი (Western world) · km បច្ឆិមទិស (Western world) · vo vesüdän (Western world) · gur sʋlmi-tɩŋa (Western world) · cmn 西方 (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · lt Vakarai (Western world) · ko 서구권 (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · ko 구미권 (Western world) · sv västvärlden (Western world) · ko 서구 (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · ba Көнбайыш (Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)) · ko 서구 (Western world) · cmn 西方 (Western world) · nb vesten (Western world) · ko 서부 (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · hi पश्चिम (Western world) · ja 西方 (Western world) · fa غرب (Western world) · cmn 西洋 (Western world) · vi phưng tây (Western world) · pl Okcydent (Western world) · bg Окциде́нт (Western world) · el Εσπερία (Western world) · de westliche Welt (Western world) · hi मग़रिब (Western world) · pl Zachód (Western world) · nl Avondland (Western world) · cmn 歐美 /欧美 (Western world) · vi Tây phương (Western world) · de Okzident (Western world) · ro Vestul (Western world) · mos Nasaar-tẽnga (Western world) · sk Západ (Western world) · nb Vesten (Western world) · de Westeuropa (Western Europe (geographic, cultural)) · fr Far West (Western United States) · el Δυτικές Πολιτείες (Western United States) · sh О̀кцидент (Western world) · fr Ouest (Western world) · it Occidente (Western world)