n.
Pronunciation: ' wes-t ə rn
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English westerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German westr ō ni western, Old English west
Date: before 12th century
1 a : coming from the west <a western storm> b : lying toward the west
2 capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated West: as a : steeped in or stemming from the Greco-Roman traditions < Western culture> b : of or relating to the noncommunist countries of Europe and America c : of or relating to the American West < Western clothes>
3 capitalized : of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity < Western liturgies>
– west · ern · most \ - ˌ m ō st \ adjective