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Northwestern
Northwestern North`west"ern, a.
Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction
toward the northwest; coming from the northwest;
northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.
Southwestern
Southwestern South`west"ern, a.
Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail
a southwestern course.
Western ChinquapinChinquapin Chin"qua*pin, n. (Bot.)
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of
North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also
chincapin and chinkapin.]
Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)
of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes
chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high. Western schism Greek schism (Eccl.), the separation of the Greek and Roman
churches.
Great schism, or Western schism (Eccl.) a schism in the
Roman church in the latter part of the 14th century, on
account of rival claimants to the papal throne.
Schism act (Law), an act of the English Parliament
requiring all teachers to conform to the Established
Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719. Western wallflowerWallflower Wall"flow`er, n.
1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus
Cheiri), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from
yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on
old walls.
Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of
Cheiranthus and of the related genus Erysimum,
especially the American Western wallflower (Erysimum
asperum), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers.
2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.] Westerner
Westerner West"ern*er, n.
A native or inhabitant of the west.
Westernmost
Westernmost West"ern*most`, a.
Situated the farthest towards the west; most western.
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Western may
refer to:
Western, Nebraska, a
village in the US
Western, New York, a town...
- The
Western world, also
known as the West,
primarily refers to
various nations and
states in the
regions of Australasia,
Western Europe, and
Northern America;...
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Western Australia (commonly
abbreviated as WA) is a
state of
Australia occupying the
western third of the land area of Australia,
excluding external territories...
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Western esotericism, also
known as esotericism, esoterism, and
sometimes the
Western mystery tradition, is a term
scholars use to
classify a wide range...
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Western Europe is the
western region of Europe. The region's
extent varies depending on context. The
concept of "the West"
appeared in
Europe in juxtaposition...
- The
Western is a
genre of
fiction typically set in the
American frontier between the
California Gold Rush of 1849 and the
closing of the
frontier in 1890...
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Country (also
called country and
western) is a
music genre originating in the
southern regions of the
United States, both the
American South and the Southwest...
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Western culture, also
known as
Western civilization,
European civilization,
Occidental culture, or
Western society,
includes the
diverse heritages of social...
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Western Sahara is a
disputed territory on the
northwest coast of Africa.
About 20% of the
territory is
controlled by the
Sahrawi Arab
Democratic Republic...
- The
Western Cape (Afrikaans: Wes-Kaap [ˈvɛskɑːp]; Xhosa: iNtshona-Koloni) is a
province of
South Africa,
situated on the south-
western coast of the country...