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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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Speculation has swirled over Ma’s political fortunes since he was removed as party secretary of the far western region of Xinjiang in July 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

The case has thrown up all sorts of difficult questions, and some of them have been spelled out by Herbert Reul, the interior minister in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

From BBC

The western province is a resources powerhouse that holds most of Canada’s crude oil.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rodd, born in Dunoon in western Scotland and raised on the Isle of Man, has English heritage on his father's side of the family.

From BBC

"I found only one taxi," said French tourist Frederic Monnet, who cut short a trip to a picturesque valley in western Cuba to head back to Havana.

From Barron's