western
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of
the world; "the Western Hemisphere"; "Western Europe";
"the Western Roman Empire" [ant: {eastern}]
2: lying in or toward the west [syn: {westerly}]
3: of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of
the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" [ant: {eastern}]
4: lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western
office"
5: of wind; from the west [syn: {westerly}]
6: (of music) characteristic of rural life [syn: {country(a)},
{folk(a)}, {hillbilly}, {western(a)}]
n 1: a film about life in the western US during the period of
exploration and development [syn: {Western}, {horse
opera}]
2: a sandwich made from a western omelet [syn: {western
sandwich}]