"Western" meaning in English

See Western in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n/ Audio: en-us-western.ogg Forms: more Western [comparative], most Western [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)n Head templates: {{en-adj}} Western (comparative more Western, superlative most Western)
  1. Of, situated in, or related to the West.
    Sense id: en-Western-en-adj-DtRvYygX
  2. (South Korea) Originating from Europe. Tags: South-Korea
    Sense id: en-Western-en-adj-g8My8m1w Categories (other): South Korean English
  3. Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West. Translations (of or pertaining to a genre dealing with the Old West): lännen- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Western-en-adj-vp8L6HoG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 44 2 20 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 5 69 2 11 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 6 41 5 20 21 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 52 4 16 17 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 4 43 5 19 22 3 3 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a genre dealing with the Old West': 5 3 92

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n/ Audio: en-us-western.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)n Head templates: {{en-prop}} Western
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Western-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Nebraska, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Western-en-name--alSrl-b
  3. A town in Oneida County, New York, United States. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Western-en-name-tLShAtvP

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n/ Audio: en-us-western.ogg Forms: Westerns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)n Head templates: {{en-noun}} Western (plural Westerns)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of western Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: western
    Sense id: en-Western-en-noun-jfwBAIhC
  2. (dated) An inhabitant of a western region or country; a westerner. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Western-en-noun-pzFBD0P6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/En-us-western.ogg/En-us-western.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/En-us-western.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstə(ɹ)n"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "western"
  ],
  "word": "Western"
}

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