west in English: The direction where the sun goes down. (noun)

Translation

The direction where the sun goes down.

Word origin

From Old English west, one of the four old direction words.

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"West" is one of the four main directions.

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Here "west" tells you which way they went.

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"The west of" names one part of a place.

direction

The way that someone or something moves, faces, or points.

sun

The bright star in the sky that gives the Earth light and heat during the day.

map

A drawing that shows where towns, roads, and other places are.

land

The ground, the dry part of the earth that is not the sea.

side

One of the flat or outer parts of something, or one of two opposite places, edges, or groups.

east

The direction where the sun comes up in the morning. It is the opposite of west.

cowboy

A person who rides a horse and looks after cows on a big farm.

western

In or from the west part of a place.

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