Adjective

western (comparative more western, superlative most western)

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west
   • the western approaches
2. (of a wind) blowing from the west; westerly
3. occidental

Derived terms

• westerner

Noun

western (plural westerns)

1. A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic American West (west of the Mississippi river) typically focusing on a Cowboys vs. Indians conflict (real or imaginary).

Western

Western may refer to:

• Western (genre), a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West
  • Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature

Cultural:

• Western world
• Western culture

In geography:

• Western (country subdivision), various regions, provinces, etc.
• Western, Nebraska, a village in Saline County, Nebraska
• Western, New York, a town in Oneida County, New York
• Western Avenue, various roads

In transportation:

• Western Airlines, a defunct airline
• Western (airline), a new, unrelated airline founded in 2006
• Western Express Air, a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona
• Western (CTA), the name of multiple stations on the Chicago 'L' train system
• British Rail Class 52 locomotives, known as Westerns

Educational institutions:

• The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario
• Western High School in Washington, District of Columbia
• Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison, Colorado
• Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan
• Western University in Baku, Azerbaijan

Other uses:

• Western blot, an analytical technique used to detect specific proteins
• Western Publishing, a defunct publishing company
• Western Open, a professional golf tournament
• The Western, a hotel/casino in Las Vegas
• Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
• Western text-type, used in textual criticism of Greek New Testament manuscripts