Western ( adjective , noun )

(As an adjective)

Western ( adjective )

1. Situated in or coming from the west.
2. Of or characteristic of the western region of a country or of the West in general.
3. Relating to or denoting a genre of fiction, film, television, or music that is set in the American West or typically features cowboys, gunslingers, and other characters characteristic of the American West.

Origin:

From middle english, from old english westerne, from west + -erne, suffix indicating direction. cognate with german westlich, dutch westelijk.

Examples:

1. The sun sets in the western sky.
2. Western culture values individualism.
3. The movie they watched was a western.

(As a noun)

Western ( noun )

1. Situated in or coming from the west.
2. Of or characteristic of the western region of a country or of the West in general.
3. Relating to or denoting a genre of fiction, film, television, or music that is set in the American West or typically features cowboys, gunslingers, and other characters characteristic of the American West.

Origin:

From middle english, from old english westerne, from west + -erne, suffix indicating direction. cognate with german westlich, dutch westelijk.

Examples:

1. The sun sets in the western sky.
2. Western culture values individualism.
3. The movie they watched was a western.