Complete Definition of "west"

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English

Pronunciation
:IPA|/w�st/
:SAMPA|/wEst/
audio|en-us-west.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st

Etymology
Old English west

Noun
west

  1. One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox.
Translations
trans-top|compass point
Arabic: ARchar|غربا|غرب�ا (�árban)
Aramaic:
Basque: sartalde, mendebal
Bosnian: t-|bs|zapad|m
Breton: kornôg m
Catalan: oest m, ponent m
Chinese 西 (xī)
Czech: t-|cs|západ|m
Dutch: t+|nl|westen|n, t+|nl|west
Esperanto: t-|eo|okcidento|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|maloriento|xsEsperanto
Estonian: t-|et|lääs
Finnish: t+|fi|länsi
French: t+|fr|ouest|m, t+|fr|occident|m
Frisian: westen n, west
German: t+|de|West|m, t+|de|Westen|m
Greek: t+|el|δ��η|f|sc=Grek (dýsi)
Hungarian: t+|hu|nyugat
Indonesian: t+|id|barat|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: west
Italian: t+|it|ovest, t+|it|occidente, t+|it|ponente
Japanese: 西 (��, nishi)
Javanese: kulon, kilen
Korean: � (西, seo), (nautical) �� (hanui)
Kurdish:
trans-mid
Latin: occidens
Malayalam: പ�ി���ാറ� (patinjaaru)
Maltese: t-|mt|punent|xs=Maltese
Manchu: wargi
Navajo: e'e'aah
Norwegian: t-|no|vest
Persian: FAchar|�غرب (maghreb)
Polish: t+|pl|zachód|m
Portuguese: oeste m, ocidente m, poente m
Romanian: t-|ro|vest|n
Russian: t+|ru|запад|m|trzápad|scCyrl
Scots: wast
Serbian:

Slovak: t-|sk|západ|m
Spanish: t+|es|oeste|m
Swedish: t+|sv|väst, t+|sv|väster
Telugu: పడమర (paDamara), పశ��ిమ� (paScimaM)
Turkish: batı, garp (obsolete)
Urdu: URchar|�غرب (maghrib) m
Welsh: t-|cy|gorllewin|m|xs=Welsh
Yolngu: bärra
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Derived terms
top2
north-northwest
northwest
south-southwest
southwest
western
mid2
westerner
westing
westward
westwardly
westwards
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Related terms
north
south
east

Adjective
west

  1. Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
  2. meteorology Of wind: from the west.
  3. Of or pertaining to the west; western.
  4. From the West; occidental.
Translations
trans-top|towards the west
Dutch: west, westelijk, westelijke
Esperanto: okcidenta
Finnish: länteen päin
French: vers l' ouest m
German: t+|de|westlich, t+|de|westwärts
Greek: t|el|δ��ικά|sc=Grek (dytiká)
trans-mid
Japanese: 西 (��, nishi)
Kurdish:

Polish: na zachód
Portuguese: t+|pt|ocidental
Swedish: t+|sv|västerut
Spanish: al oeste
Telugu: పడమర�ా (paDamaragaa), పశ��ిమ��ా (paScimaMgaa)
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trans-top|western
Czech: západní m,f,n
Finnish: t+|fi|läntinen
French: t+|fr|occidental
German: t+|de|westlich
Greek: t+|el|δ��ικ��|m|sc=Grek (dytikós)
Japanese: 西� (���, seibu)
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Kurdish:

Norwegian: vestlig
Polish: zachodni m, zachodnia f, zachodnie n
Portuguese: t+|pt|ocidental
Russian: t+|ru|западн�й|trzápadnyj|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|occidental
Swedish: t+|sv|västlig
Telugu: పాశ��ాత�య (paaScaatya)
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trans-top|occidental
Czech: západní m,f,n
Finnish: t-|fi|länsimaalainen
French: t+|fr|occidental
German: westlich, abendländisch
Greek: t+|el|δ��ικ��|m|sc=Grek (dytikós)
Japanese: 西� (����, seiy�), 欧米 (����, �bei)
trans-mid
Kurdish:

Polish: zachodni m, zachodnia f, zachodnie n
Portuguese: t+|pt|ocidental
Russian: западн�й (západnyj)
Spanish: t-|es|occidental
Swedish: västerländsk
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ttbc|Basque: sartaldeko, mendebaleko
ttbc|Breton: kornôg
ttbc|Frisian: west, westlik
ttbc|Interlingua: occidental, del west
ttbc|Italian: occidentale
ttbc|Slovak: západný m, západná f západné n
ttbc|Turkish: batı

Adverb
west

  1. towards|Towards the west; westwards.

Category:1000 English basic words


Dutch

Adjective
west

  1. west#English|west

Category:Dutch adjectives


Kurdish

Noun
west, f

  1. act of tiring or getting tired

Derived terms
top2
rawestandin
rawestandî
rawestiyayî
rawestî
rawestîner
rawestok
mid2
westandin
westandî
westiyayî
westî
westîn
bottom2

Category:Kurdish language


Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *westam, whence also Old High German west, Old Norse vestr

Adverb
west

  1. west

Category:Old English adverbs

ar:west
et:west
fr:west
ko:west
hy:west
io:west
id:west
it:west
kk:west
ku:west
lt:west
hu:west
nl:west
ja:west
pl:west
pt:west
ru:west
simple:west
fi:west
sv:west
ta:west
te:west
vi:west
tr:west
uk:west
zh:west

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