gateway_to_the_west (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Gateway to the West*:
NOUN	location	Gateway to the West, Saint Louis, St. Louis	the largest city in Missouri

English > *Gateway to the West*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	The largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century.
Synonyms	Saint Louis, St. Louis
Instance of	city, metropolis, urban center	A large and densely populated urban area
Instance of	port	A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
Part of	Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Mo.	A midwestern state in central United States
Spanish	Saint Louis, San Luis, St. Louis
Catalan	Saint Louis, San Luis, St. Louis

HyperDic: gateway_to_the_west