west, West

Definition

A2 the direction that you face to see the sun go down: Which way is west?

the west A2 the part of an area that is farther toward the west than the rest: The west of the state has a lot of farms.

the West › the countries of North America and western Europe

west adj A2 the west shore of the lake West Virginia west adv A2 We drove west.

(Definition of west, West noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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