1 [attributive] lying towards, near, or facing the west:the west coast
(of a wind) blowing from the west:the formation is caused by the prevalent west winds
2of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants:West Africa
ზმნისართი
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to or towards the west:he faced west and watched the sunsetthe accident happened a mile west of Bowes
არსებითი სახელი
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1the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north:the evening sun glowed from the westa patrol aimed to create a diversion to the west of the city
the compass point corresponding to west.
2the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town:it will become windy in the west
(usually the West) Europe and North America seen in contrast to other civilizations:Aboriginal religion is closer to the Orient than the West
(the West) historical the non-Communist states of Europe and North America, contrasted with the former Communist states of eastern Europe:Mr Yeltsin was seen by the West as the driving force behind market reforms
(usually the West) the western part of the United States, especially the states west of the Mississippi.
3 (West) [as name] Bridge the player sitting to the right of North and partnering East:West butts in with a bid of three spades
go west
British informal be killed or lost; meet with disaster:£200 million went west in an unprecedented gambling spree
