English > western United States: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River. |
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| Synonym | West |
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| Instances | Wild West | The western United States during its frontier period |
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| Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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| Attributes | western | Of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River |
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| Part of | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
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| Parts | Northwest, northwestern United States | The northwestern region of the United States |
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| Santa Fe Trail | A trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico |
| Southwest, southwestern United States | The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado |
| West Coast | The western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California |
| Region of | butte | A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region |
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| ghost town | A deserted settlement (especially in western United States) |
| sourdough | A settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska) |
| wash, dry wash | The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) |
