OLD WEST

Meaning of OLD WEST in English

a phrase used to refer to the western parts of America in the 19th century when white people first settled there.

Compare Wild West .

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OLD WEST — the western region of the U.S., esp. in the frontier period of the 19th century.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD WEST — western frontier of the USA (mainly during the late 18th and early 19th centuries)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD WEST — см Wild West
OLD WEST — см. Wild West
WEST — n west; (ir) al west (to go or travel) west; (vento) del west west (wind), westerly (wind)
Interlingua English vocab
WEST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Middle West South West Africa West Atlantic languages Bandaranaike Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Berlin …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
WEST — I. ˈwest adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German westar to the west, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEST — (a.) Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or …
Английский словарь Webster
WEST — ( a. ) Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEST — /west/ , n. 1. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEST — I. ˈwest adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German westar to the west and probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEST — adv westward. 2. west ·vi to pass to the west; to set, as the sun. 3. west ·vi to turn …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
WEST — [west] adv [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG westar to the west and prob. to L vesper evening, Gk hesperos] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEST — west, West BrE AmE west ▶ ˌ West ˈ Bank BrE AmE ▶ ˌ West ˈ Coast ◂ BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEST — / west; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb ■ noun [ U , sing. ] ( abbr. W ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEST — I. west 1 S1 W2 BrE AmE , West noun [singular, uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ west , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEST
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEST — n., adj., & adv. --n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes (cardinal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEST — n., adj., & adv. n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes (cardinal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEST — n., adj., & adv. --n. 1. a the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes (cardinal …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
WEST — also West Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The west is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Broadway/West End musical (= one that is performed in New York’s or London’s important …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEST — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE key ▪ Miami, 83 and 70; Key West , 82 and 74. ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEST — abbreviation W [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable]West Africathe west coast of Irelandthe west wing of the housethe west gatethe west side …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
WEST — n. Portuguese West Africa Middle West South West Africa West Atlantic languages Bandaranaike Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Berlin West Africa …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WEST — 1. сущ. 1) запад; мор. вест in, to the west ≈ на запад, к западу to go west ≈ выйти …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEST — west.ogg 1. west n 1. 1> запад geographic(al) /true/ west - географический /истинный/ запад the sun sets in the west …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WEST — 1. [~] n 1. 1) запад geographic(al) /true/ ~ - географический /истинный/ запад the sun sets in the ~ - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WEST — 1. west n 1. 1> запад geographic(al) /true/ west - географический /истинный/ запад the sun sets in the west - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WEST — 1. сущ. ; сокр. W 1) запад; мор. вест in, to the west — на западе, к западу 2) западный …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OLD — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEST — 1. сущ.; сокр. W 1) запад; мор. вест in, to the west — на западе, к западу 2) западный ветер; мор. вест 3) запад, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - grow old - old age - old …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OLD — 1. _a. _comp. older, elder; _sup. oldest, eldest 1> старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OLD — 1. a. comp. older, elder; sup. oldest, eldest 1. старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WEST — 1. сущ. 1) запад 2) западная часть или область 3) западная окраина (города) • - Economic Community of West African States - Wild West 2. прил. 1) западный 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
OLD — 1. _a. (older, elder - oldest, eldest) 1> старый; old people старики; old age старость; to grow (или to get) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OLD — old expl infml 1. He's a funny old guy Он презабавный тип Drop by any old time Заходи в любое …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WEST — 1. сущ. 1) запад; мор. вест in, to the west ≈ на запад, к западу to go west ≈ выйти …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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