west

west
west [west]
n.
[ME < OE, akin to Ger < IE * we- (< base * au-, down, away from) > Gr hesperos, L vesper, evening]
1. the direction to the left of a person facing north; direction in which sunset occurs: it is properly the point on the horizon at which the center of the sun sets at the equinox
2. the point on a compass at 270°, directly opposite east
3. a region or district in or toward this direction
adj.
1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the west
2. from the west [a west wind]
3. [W-] designating the western part of a continent, country, etc. [West Africa]
4. in, of, or toward that part of a church directly opposite the altar
adv.
in or toward the west; in a westerly direction
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the West
1.
a) the Western Hemisphere
b) the Western Hemisphere and Europe
☆ 2. the western part of the U.S.; specif.,
a) Historical the region west of the Allegheny Mountains
b) the region west of the Mississippi, esp. the NW part
3. the U.S. and its non-Communist allies in THE WEST (1b)

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