<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Lying toward or situated in the west: our company's western office.</li><li>Directed or proceeding toward the west: a western migration.</li><li>Coming or originating from the west, as a wind.</li><li>(Often initial capital letter) Of, pertaining to, living in, or characteristic of the West, especially the western U.S.: a Western ranch.</li><li>(Usually initial capital letter) Occidental: to adopt Western dress.</li><li>(Usually initial capital letter) Of or relating to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas: Western trade agreements.</li><li>(Initial capital letter) Of or relating to the Western Church.</li></ul><p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>(Often initial capital letter) A story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century.</li><li>Western sandwich.</li><li>A person or thing from a western region or country.</li></ul>