western

Betekenis

Adj

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
2. Blowing from the west; westerly.
3. Occidental.

Noun

A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

Met koppelteken als

west‧ern

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɛstɚn/

Etymologie

From Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz.
Morphologically west + -ern.