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[ˈwestən] adj I
1) in the west of a place
the western United States[/ex]
2) relating to or typical of the western part of the world, especially Europe and North America
western attitudes[/ex]
Wages there are much lower than western levels.[/ex]
II
noun [C]
western [ˈwestən]
a film about COWBOYS in the western United States in the 19th century

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