"western" meaning in English

See western in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɛstɚn/ [US], /ˈwɛstən/ [UK] Audio: en-us-western.ogg [US] Forms: western [positive], more western [comparative], most western [superlative]
Etymology: west + -ern Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|west|ern}} west + -ern Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A western place is in or from the west of the place.
    Sense id: simple-western-en-adj-UiTZgoyc
  2. A western idea or practice comes from Europe and/or North America.
    Sense id: simple-western-en-adj-V9wNyQ9s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ern

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛstɚn/ [US], /ˈwɛstən/ [UK] Audio: en-us-western.ogg [US] Forms: western [singular], westerns [plural]
Etymology: west + -ern Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|west|ern}} west + -ern Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A movie set in the historic American West.
    Sense id: simple-western-en-noun-96~zQxtu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ern
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