"Wild West" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Wild West}} Wild West
  1. (historical) The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly. Tags: historical Categories (place): United States Related terms: Old West Translations (western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement): Wilde Weste (Afrikaans), 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), Far West [masculine] (Italian), Dziki Zachód [masculine] (Polish), Velho Oeste [masculine] (Portuguese), 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)
    Sense id: en-Wild_West-en-name-m1C6AL2A Disambiguation of United States: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement': 100 0
  2. (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 Translations (place or situation in which disorderly behaviour prevails): Wilde Westen [neuter] (Dutch), villi länsi (Finnish), far west [masculine] (French), bordel [vulgar] (French), cirque [informal] (French), foutoir [colloquial] (French), salvaxe oeste [masculine] (Galician), faroeste [masculine] (Portuguese), vilda västern [common-gender] (Swedish), vildavästern- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Wild_West-en-name-nAbUN2RS Disambiguation of 'place or situation in which disorderly behaviour prevails': 22 78

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