West
1. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (Freq. 19)
• Syn:
Occident
• Derivationally related forms:
occidental (for: Occident)
• Instance Hypernyms:
region
• Part Meronyms:
Europe, North America, South America
• Attrubites:
western
2. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
western United States
• Members of this Region:
ghost town, butte, wash, dry wash, sourdough
• Instance Hypernyms:
geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
• Instance Hyponyms:
Wild West
• Part Holonyms:
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US,
U.S., USA, U.S.A.
• Part Meronyms:
Santa Fe Trail, Southwest, southwestern United States, Northwest, northwestern United States, West Coast
• Attrubites:
western
3. United States film actress (1892-1980)
• Syn:
Mae West
• Instance Hypernyms:
actress, comedienne
4. British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
• Syn:
Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield
• Instance Hypernyms:
writer, author
5. English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
• Syn:
Benjamin West
• Instance Hypernyms:
painter
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