West synonyms

West

n.

  1. Western Hemisphere

    New World, the Americas, North and South America; see America 1, 2.

  2. European and American Culture

    Occident, Western civilization, Christian society; see Europe.

  3. Western United States; especially the cowboy and mining culture

    the range, the prairies, Rocky Mountain country, Far West, Northwest, Southwest, where men are men*, wild-and-woolly country*, the wide open spaces*, cow country*, buffalo range*.

west

modif.

facing west, westernly, in the west, westernmost, westerly, westward; see also western 1, 2, 3.

west

n.

occident, westward, sunset; see direction 1.

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