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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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On Monday, the Chinese captain of the Boracay was set to go on trial in absentia in the city of Brest in western France.

From Barron's

Traditional western dramas were more likely to depict vaqueros as bandits than hard-working ranch hands whose contributions were fundamental to the American West.

From Los Angeles Times

The governor of Jalisco reported roadblocks and other disturbances throughout the western state and advised people to stay home.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly all of the 19 people who died in the Eaton fire — all found within two square miles of one another — lived in this western section of town.

From Los Angeles Times

Now a further agreement with Mr. Carney in November envisions a second pipeline, plus permits for large tankers to call at Canada’s western ports, plus certainty over taxes and anticarbon initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal