| Western 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction Of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore Of France; the western ocean. 2. (a.) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. Thesaurus Entries antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, horse opera, hyperborean, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental, oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, westernmost |