western Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
    horse opera.
  2. noun a sandwich made from a western omelet
    western sandwich.
  3. adjective relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
    • the Western world
    • Western thought
    • Western thought
  4. adjective of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River
    • a Western ranch
  5. adjective satellite lying toward or situated in the west
    • our company's western office
  6. adjective satellite of wind; from the west
    westerly.

WordNet

West"ern adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913