noun
the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
• Syn: ↑West
• 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:
• Part Meronyms: ↑Santa Fe Trail, ↑Southwest, ↑southwestern United States, ↑Northwest, ↑northwestern United States, ↑West Coast
• Attrubites: ↑western
Useful english dictionary. 2012.