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Proper name [English]

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  1. (historical) The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly. Tags: historical
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Noun [English]

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  1. (figuratively, by extension) A place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails, especially due to a lack of regulatory oversight or an inadequate legal system. Tags: broadly, figuratively Related terms: Old West Translations (a place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails): det vilde vesten (Danish), Wilde Westen [neuter] (Dutch), villi länsi (Finnish), far west [masculine] (French), bordel [vulgar] (French), cirque [informal] (French), foutoir [colloquial] (French), salvaxe oeste [masculine] (Galician), vadnyugat (Hungarian), tanah biadab (Indonesian), villvest [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), villvest [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Dziki Zachód [masculine] (Polish), faroeste [masculine] (Portuguese), vilda västern [common-gender] (Swedish), High Chaparral (Swedish) Translations (the western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement): Wilde Weste (Afrikaans), Far West [masculine] (Catalan), 舊西部 /旧西部 (Jiùxībù) (Chinese Mandarin), Wilde Westen [neuter] (Dutch), Sovaĝa Okcidento (Esperanto), Malnova Okcidento (Esperanto), Fora Okcidento (Esperanto), Villi länsi (Finnish), Far West [masculine] (French), ველური დასავლეთი (veluri dasavleti) (Georgian), Wilder Westen [masculine] (German), Άγρια Δύση (Ágria Dýsi) (Greek), Vadnyugat (Hungarian), Barat Jauh (Indonesian), Far West [masculine] (Italian), Dziki Zachód [masculine] (Polish), Velho Oeste [masculine] (Portuguese), Vestul Sălbatic [neuter] (Romanian), Ди́кий За́пад (Díkij Západ) [masculine] (Russian), Lejano Oeste [masculine] (Spanish), vilda västern [common-gender] (Swedish), Vahşi Batı (Turkish), Ди́кий За́хід (Dýkyj Záxid) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Viễn Tây (Vietnamese), Gorllewin Gwyllt [masculine] (Welsh)
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Inflected forms

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