western

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Norwegian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Synonyms 3.2.2 Derived terms 3.2.3 Related terms 3.2.4 References

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Wikipedia

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• Rhymes: -ɛstə(r)n

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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

[edit] Derived terms

• westerner

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[edit] 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).

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• northern
• eastern
• southern

• north-eastern
• south-eastern
• south-western
• north-western

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[edit] Etymology

English

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western m. inv.

1. western

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[edit] Etymology

Loanword from English

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western m. (definite singular westernen; indefinite plural westerner; definite plural westernene)

1. a western film or novel.

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• westernfilm

[edit] Derived terms

• spagettiwestern

[edit] Related terms

• country and western

[edit] References

• “western” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• “western” in The Ordnett Dictionary