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West
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east, and is the direction in which the sun sets.
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Occident (noun)
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
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Occident (noun)
The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia
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West (noun)
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.
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West (adjective)
Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
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West (adjective)
Of wind: from the west.
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West (adjective)
Of or pertaining to the west; western.
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West (adjective)
From the West; occidental.
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West (adjective)
Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the part containing the chancel and choir.
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West (adverb)
Towards the west; westwards.
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West (verb)
To move to the west; (of the sun) to set. from 15th c.