Western

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɛs.tən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛs.təɹn/ Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)n Hyphenation: West‧ern === Adjective === Western (comparative more Western, superlative most Western) Of, situated in, or related to the West (in any sense thereof). Antonym: non-Western Coordinate terms: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Northeastern, Northwestern, Southeastern, Southwestern Of or pertaining to the cultures and traditions of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand (the West). (historical) Of or pertaining to the Western Bloc. Of or pertaining to the western United States (the West). Coordinate terms: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Northeastern, Northwestern, Southeastern, Southwestern (South Korea) Originating from Europe. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Western (plural Westerns) (dated) An inhabitant of a western region or country. Synonyms: Westerner, westerner A certain genre of fiction (in literature, film, or gaming) dealing with the American Old West; a work in this genre. Coordinate term: Northern (similar thematically) ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Western A surname. A village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. A town in Oneida County, New York, United States. === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Western”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 333. === Anagrams === enstrew == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English western. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Western m (strong, genitive Westerns or Western, plural Western) (film) western ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Italo-Western === Further reading === “Western” in Duden online “Western”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German)