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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Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.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.
Meaning of Western from wikipedia
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Western may
refer to:
Western, Nebraska, a
village in the US
Western, New York, a town in the US
Western Cr****, Tasmania, a
locality in
Australia Western...
- The
Western is a
genre of
fiction and film set
primarily in the
latter half of the 19th
century and the
early 20th
century in the
Western United States...
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Western Australia (commonly
abbreviated as WA) is a
state occupying the
western 33
percent of the land area of
Australia excluding external territories...
- The
Western world, also
known as the West,
refers to
various regions,
nations and states,
depending on the context, most
often consisting of the majority...
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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...
- The
Western Ghats or the
Sahyadri Mountain range is a
mountain range that
covers an area of 160,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) in a
stretch of 1,600 km (990 mi)...
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Western Europe is the
western region of Europe. The region's
countries and
territories vary
depending on context.
Beginning with
foreign exploration during...
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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
Western Union Company is an
American multinational financial services company,
headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Founded in 1851 as the New York...
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known in the West) or
Western Wall (derived from Hebrew: הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, romanized: HaKotel HaMa'aravi, lit. 'the
western wall',
often shortened...
