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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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The U.S. citizen and Myanmar scholar was on a three-day trip in western China to take part in a workshop on economic cooperation, according to a family spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

In Arak, an industrial hub in western Iran, dozens lined up Monday in front of the governor’s office and said they could no longer make ends meet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Its monarch has no formal political authority but remains an important cultural figure in western Uganda.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Copernicus also said that August "marked the end of western Europe's warmest summer" that surpassed the long-standing record set in 2003.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The day after Klavdiya and Kolya’s shared victory, on June 6, 1944, the Allied nations finally launched their organized attack against the German occupation of western Europe.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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