Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - western
Western
western
adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. 3 (Western) of or relating to the West (see WEST n. 2). --n. a film or novel about cowboys in western North America. Phrases and idioms Western Church the part of Christendom that has continued to derive its authority, doctrine, and ritual from the popes in Rome. Western hemisphere the half of the earth containing the Americas. Western roll a technique of turning the body over the bar in high-jumping. Derivatives westernmost adj. Etymology: OE westerne (as WEST, -ERN)
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English; akin to Old High German westrōni ~, Old English west Date: before 12th century 1. coming from the west , lying toward the west, of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated West: as, steeped in or stemming from the Greco-Roman traditions , of or relating to the noncommunist countries of Europe and America, of or relating to the American West , of or relating to the Roman Catholic or Protestant segment of Christianity , ~most adjective II. noun Date: 1612 one that is produced in or characteristic of a ~ region and especially the ~ United States, a novel, story, motion picture, or broadcast dealing with life in the ~ United States especially during the latter half of the 19th century ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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