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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Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.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
- 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...
- Western is a genre of fiction set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the Western United States, which is styled the "Old West". Its stories...
- Play media Western Europe is the region comprising the western part of Europe. Though the term Western Europe is commonly used, there is no consensus...
- Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the western 32.9 per cent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is...
- The Spaghetti Western, also known as Italian Western or (primarily in ****an) Macaroni Western, is a broad subgenre of Western films that emerged in the...
- Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term under which scholars have categorised...
- 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...
- The Western Zhou (Chinese: 西周; pinyin: Xīzhōu; c. 1045 – 771 BC) was the first half of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. It began when King Wu of Zhou...
- Western Punjabi may refer to: Lahnda, a linguistically defined group of languages/dialects primarily found in Western Punjab the group of all the Punjabi...
- The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi)...
