Synonyms for western

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1. In or toward the west

   westward, westerly, occidental, in the west, on the west side, where the sun sets, facing west, from the east, westernly, westernmost, westbound, occidental.

   Antonyms eastern*, easterly, oriental.

2. Usually capital; having characteristics of Western Civilization

   Grecian, Latin, Roman, American, European, Christian, Caucasian.

3. Sometimes capital; having characteristics of the western part of the United States

   cowboy, middle-western, southwestern, far-western, in the sagebrush country, on the Western plains, in the wide open spaces, in the wild west, in the Rockies, in God's country, in the wild and woolly West*, out where the men are men*.