"western world" meaning in All languages combined

See western world on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Audio: en-us-western world.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} western world
  1. (obsolete) The Americas. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-western_world-en-name-RmAppt1G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. Europe, the Americas and generally any country whose cultural and ethnic origins can mostly be traced to Europe, collectively. Synonyms: the West, Western world
    Sense id: en-western_world-en-name-j6GoU1nO

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