western : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: western	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for western
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
western adj relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought" Antonym(s): eastern of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" Antonym(s): eastern lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office" of wind; from the west Synonym(s): westerly, western n a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development Synonym(s): Western, horse opera a sandwich made from a western omelet Synonym(s): western, western sandwich
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Western \West"ern\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean. Far o'er the glowing western main. --Keble. 2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. {Western Church}. See {Latin Church}, under {Latin}. {Western empire} (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Western, NE (village, FIPS 52295) Location: 40.39311 N, 97.19935 W Population (1990): 264 (133 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68464