Wild West

English

Proper noun

Wild West

1. The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly.
2. (by extension) A place or situation in which disorderly behavior prevails, especially due to a lack of regulatory oversight or an inadequate legal system.

   The CEO commented that the Russian business environment of the 1990s was the Wild West.

See also

• Old West

Translations

western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: Villi länsi

• French: Far West (fr) m
• Georgian: ველური დასავლეთი (veluri dasavleti)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

place or situation in which disorderly behaviour prevails

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: villi länsi (fi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can