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n. (location) | 1. occident, west | the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America. |
| ~ region | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth.; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" |
| ~ europe | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles. |
| ~ north america | a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. |
| ~ south america | a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. |
n. (linkdef) | 2. due west, w, west, westward | the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees. |
| ~ cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points. |
n. (location) | 3. west, western united states | the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River. |
| ~ santa fe trail | a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century. |
| ~ southwestern united states, southwest | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado. |
| ~ northwest, northwestern united states | the northwestern region of the United States. |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ ghost town | a deserted settlement (especially in western United States). |
| ~ wild west | the western United States during its frontier period. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ west coast | the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California. |
| ~ butte | a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides. |
| ~ dry wash, wash | the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon). |
| ~ sourdough | a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska). |
n. (linkdef) | 4. west | the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point. |
| ~ direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" |
n. (person) | 5. cicily isabel fairfield, dame rebecca west, rebecca west, west | British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983). |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
n. (person) | 6. mae west, west | United States film actress (1892-1980). |
| ~ actress | a female actor. |
| ~ comedienne | a female comedian. |
n. (person) | 7. benjamin west, west | English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820). |
| ~ painter | an artist who paints. |
n. (location) | 8. west | a location in the western part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
adj. | 9. west | situated in or facing or moving toward the west. |
| ~ westbound, westward, westerly | moving toward the west.; "westbound pioneers" |
| ~ western | lying toward or situated in the west.; "our company's western office" |
| ~ westerly, western | of wind; from the west. |
| ~ westernmost, westmost | farthest to the west. |
| ~ westside | of the western part of a city.; "he lives in upper westside Manhattan" |
adv. | 10. west | to, toward, or in the west.; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston" |
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