Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) west
  2. (masculine, no-plural, strong, with-definite-article) The area of Western Germany, i.e. those territories which were never part of the GDR.

Concepts

Western Germany

western part

western direction

Western countries

Mainland West

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

weschte

Fribourg

Fribourg

weschte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛstən/
Etymology

From West.

New
Weste

waistcoat, vest (usually sleeveless garment worn over a shirt)

New
West

  1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) the west (used without article; a short form of Westen)
  2. (masculine, no-plural, strong) a wind coming from the west (used with article)

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