WESTERN

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English; akin to Old High German westrōni ~, Old English west Date: before 12th century 1. coming from the west , lying toward the west, of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated West: as, steeped in or stemming from the Greco-Roman traditions , of or relating to the noncommunist countries of Europe and America, of or relating to the American West , of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity , ~most adjective II. noun Date: 1612 one that is produced in or characteristic of a ~ region and especially the ~ United States, a novel, story, motion picture, or broadcast dealing with life in the ~ United States especially during the latter half of the 19th century