Defenition of the word west
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Defenition of the word west
- One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270В°, conventionally directed to the left on maps. The direction of the setting sun.
- situated in or facing or moving toward the west
- the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
- to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"
- the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
- the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America
- English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
- United States film actress (1892-1980)
- British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
- a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
- the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
- the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
- to, toward, or in the west
Synonyms for the word west
Similar words in the west
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- westbound
- westerly
- western
- westernmost
- westmost
- westside
- westward
Meronymys for the word west
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- America
- Northwest
- Santa Fe Trail
- Southwest
- U.S.
- U.S.A.
- United States
- United States of America
- US
- USA
Hyponyms for the word west
Hypernyms for the word west
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- actress
- author
- cardinal compass point
- comedienne
- direction
- geographic area
- geographic region
- geographical area
- geographical region
- location
- painter
- region
- writer
Antonyms for the word west
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