western B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈwɛstɚn/ UK /ˈwɛstən/ See IPA manual Freq #3241 Meanings 1 adj In or from the west of a place. Our company's western office is in San Francisco. 2 adj Connected with the countries of Europe and North America. The dish has become popular in many Western countries. 3 noun A film, book, or game set in the American Old West. He loves old Westerns with cowboys and gunfights. Thesaurus Word family Forms westerns Derived forms mid-westernpro-westernwesterner Common collocations western civilization Adjective + noun western culture Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz. By surface analysis, west + -ern. westerne Old English *westrōnijaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # western **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɛstɚn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɛstən/ **Frequency rank:** 3241 ## Meanings 1. In or from the west of a place. 2. Connected with the countries of Europe and North America. 3. A film, book, or game set in the American Old West. ## Examples - Our company's western office is in San Francisco. - The dish has become popular in many Western countries. - He loves old Westerns with cowboys and gunfights. ## Derived Forms - mid-western - pro-western - westerner ## Roots and Affixes - Root: westerne - Root: *westrōnijaz ## Etymology From Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz. By surface analysis, west + -ern. ## AI Etymology Western is from Middle English westerne, from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz. By surface analysis, west + -ern. Important historical forms include Middle English westerne, Old English westerne, and Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz. In present-day use, it can mean in or from the west of a place, or connected with the countries of Europe and North America. Derived formations include mid-western, pro-western, westerner. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Places & Geography markdown