A Topical Dictionary: Search for West

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English

Proper noun

the West

The western|Western world; the regions, primarily situated in the Western hemisphere|Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Europe.
The Western bloc; the countries of Western Europe.
The Western United States in the 19th century era of terrestrial expansion; the Wild West.
The western states of the United States.
The western part of any region.

Derived terms

Midwest

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German

Image:Compass Card.png|thumb|West

Noun

west (compass point)

de:West et:West fr:West ko:West io:West it:West ku:West lt:West pt:West ru:West sr:West fi:West

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English West \West\, adv. [AS. west.]
Westward.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English West \West\, v. i.
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1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [Obs.] "The hot
sun gan to west." --Chaucer.
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2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or
south toward the west.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English West \West\, n. [AS. west, adv.; akin to D. west, G. west,
westen, OHG. westan, Icel. vestr, Sw. vest, vester, vestan,
Dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. vesper evening, Gr. ?.
????. Cf. Vesper, Visigoth.]
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1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at
the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth;
that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which
is in a direction at right angles to that of north and
south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the
point directly opposite to east.
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And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath.
--Bryant.
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2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to
some other country or region, is situated in the direction
toward the west.
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3. Specifically:
(a) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it
having been discovered by sailing westward from
Europe; the Occident.
(b) (U. S. Hist. & Geog.) Formerly, that part of the
United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now,
commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi
river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian
Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite
article.
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West by north, West by south, according to the notation
of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg]
to the north or south, respectively, of the point due
west.

West northwest, West southwest, that point which lies
221/2[deg] to the north or south of west, or halfway
between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See
Illust. of Compass.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English West \West\, a.
1. Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a
western direction from the point of observation or
reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the
west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east
and west line; a west wind blows from the west.
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This shall be your west border. --Num. xxxiv.
6.
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2. (Eccl.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church
which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the
part containing the chancel and choir.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

West end, the fashionable part of London, commencing from
the east, at Charing Cross.
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WordNet West
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: east]
n 1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including)
North and South America [syn: Occident]
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {due
west}, W]
3: the region of the United States lying to the west of the
Mississippi River [syn: western United States]
4: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {Rebecca
West}, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield]
5: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: Mae West]
6: English painter (born in America) who became the second
president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: {Benjamin
West}]
adv : to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"

Moby Dictionary
W , antarctic , arctic , austral , boreal , cardinal points ,
compass card , compass rose , degrees , east , eastbound , easter ,
easterly , eastermost , eastern , easternmost , eastward , half points ,
hyperborean , lubber line , meridional , north , northbound , northeast ,
northeasterly , northeastern , norther , northerly , northern ,
northernmost , northward , northwest , northwesterly , northwestern ,
occident , occidental , orient , oriental , quarter points , rhumb ,
south , southbound , southeast , southeasterly , southeastern , souther ,
southerly , southern , southernmost , southward , southwest ,
southwesterly , southwestern , sunrise , sunset , westabout , westbound ,
wester , westerly , western , westernly , westernmost , westward ,
westwardly , westwards

Moby Dictionary
Africa , America , Antipodes , Asia , Asia Major , Asia Minor ,
Australasia , Dixie , Dixieland , Down East , East , East Coast ,
Eastern Hemisphere , Eurasia , Europe , Far East , Levant ,
Middle Atlantic , Middle East , Middle West , Near East , New England ,
New World , North , North Central region , Northeast , Northwest ,
Occident , Oceania , Old World , Orient , Pacific Northwest , South ,
Southeast , Southwest , Sunbelt , West Coast , Western Hemisphere ,
Yankeeland , continent , down under , eastland , landmass , northland ,
the Coast , the old country , westland , wild West

West, MS (town, FIPS 78680) Location: 33.19812 N, 89.78142 W Population (1990): 184 (105 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39192 West, TX (city, FIPS 77332) Location: 31.80321 N, 97.09283 W Population (1990): 2515 (1159 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76691

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Housing Units (2000): 1143
Land area (2000): 1.555073 sq. miles (4.027621 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.555073 sq. miles (4.027621 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77332
Located within: Texas (TX) , FIPS 48
Location: 31.803369 N , 97.093106 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 76691
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
West , TX
West

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Housing Units (2000): 113
Land area (2000): 0.557537 sq. miles (1.444013 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.557537 sq. miles (1.444013 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78680
Located within: Mississippi (MS) , FIPS 28
Location: 33.197266 N , 89.779288 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39192
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
West , MS
West