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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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The Western Ghats - a Unesco World Heritage Site - is a 1,600km-long mountain range that stretches along India's western coast.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Durazo serves in Sacramento representing the 26th Senate District that overlaps with some western parts of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Ukraine's western Transcarpathia region is home to a sizeable ethnic Hungarian community.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Instead they encountered Hawikku, an adobe pueblo in what is now western New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

On the western wall hung a large Marine flag.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young