"Old West" meaning in English

See Old West in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Old West [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Old West}} the Old West
  1. (historical) The western part of the United States during the 19th-century era of expansion and settlement. Wikipedia link: American frontier Tags: historical Categories (topical): History of the United States Related terms: Wild West Translations (western part of the United States): 美國舊西部 (Chinese Mandarin), 美国旧西部 (Měiguó jiùxībù) (Chinese Mandarin), 西部時代 (Chinese Mandarin), 西部时代 (xībù shídài) (Chinese Mandarin), Oude Westen [neuter] (Dutch), Wilde Westen [neuter] (Dutch), vanha länsi (Finnish), villi länsi (Finnish), vello oeste [masculine] (Galician), Amerika barat (Indonesian), barat lama (Indonesian), Velho Oeste [masculine] (Portuguese), Västern [common-gender] (Swedish)
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