Western

See also: western

English

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    Rhymes: -ɛstə(r)n

Adjective

Western (comparative more Western, superlative most Western)

  1. Of, situated in, or related to the West
    • "As Western culture became increasingly mechanized in the 1600s, the female earth and virgin earth spirit were subdued by the machine." (The Death of Nature, "Nature as Female" by Carolyn Merchant)
  2. Of or pertaining to a certain genre of film, television, literature, and so on, dealing with the American Old West.

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Noun

Western (plural Westerns)

  1. A film, novel, or other work of a certain genre dealing with the American Old West.

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Further reading

  • "Western" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 333.

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German

Noun

Western m

  1. western (film genre)

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