3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Western \West"ern\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in
the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that
quarter where the sun sets; as the western shore of
France; the western ocean.
Far o'er the glowing western main. --Keble.
2. Moving toward the west; as a ship makes a western course;
coming from the west; as a western breeze.
{Western Church}. See {Latin Church}, under {Latin}.
{Western empire} (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman
empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great,
between his sons Honorius and Arcadius a. d. 395.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
western
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of
the world; "the Western Hemisphere"; "Western Europe";
"the Western Roman Empire" [ant: {eastern}]
2: lying in or toward the west [syn: {westerly}]
3: of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of
the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" [ant: {eastern}]
4: lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western
office"
5: of wind; from the west [syn: {westerly}]
6: (of music) characteristic of rural life [syn: {country(a)},
{folk(a)}, {hillbilly}, {western(a)}]
n 1: a film about life in the western US during the period of
exploration and development [syn: {Western}, {horse
opera}]
2: a sandwich made from a western omelet [syn: {western
sandwich}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Western, NE (village, FIPS 52295)
Location: 40.39311 N, 97.19935 W
Population (1990): 264 (133 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68464
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