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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Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.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, Europe, and the Americas. The...
- The
Western is a
genre set in the
American frontier and
commonly ****ociated with folk
tales of the
Western United States,
particularly the Southwestern...
-
Western Australia (commonly
abbreviated as WA) is a
state of
Australia occupying the
western 33
percent of the land area of
Australia excluding external...
-
Western Europe is the
western region of Europe. The region's
countries and
territories vary
depending on context. The
concept of "the West"
appeared in...
- All
Quiet on the
Western Front is the 1929
novel by
German writer and
World War I
veteran Erich Maria Remarque. All
Quiet on the
Western Front may also...
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Western culture, also
known as
Western civilization,
Occidental culture, or
Western society, is the
heritage of
social norms,
ethical values, traditional...
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Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية aṣ-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbiyyah;
Berber languages: Taneẓroft Tutrimt; Spanish: Sáhara Occidental) is a
disputed territory...
- The
former Western State of
Nigeria was
formed in 1967 when the
Western Region was
subdivided into the
states of
Lagos and
Western State. Its capital...
- The
Western Cape is a
province of
South Africa,
situated on the south-
western coast of the country. It is the
fourth largest of the nine
provinces with...
