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West

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Pronunciation

IPA: /wɛst/
SAMPA: /wEst/

Noun

west

  1. One of the four major compass points, opposite to east. Maps are usually drawn with the west pointing to the left.

Translations

  • Basque: sartalde , mendebal
  • Breton: kornôg m
  • Catalan: oest m, ponent m
  • Chinese 西 (xī)
  • Dutch: westen n, west
  • Esperanto: okcidento
  • Finnish: länsi
  • French: ouest m, occident m
  • Frisian: westen n, west
  • German: West m, Westen m
  • Greek: δύση f, δυτικός m
  • Hebrew: אמת
  • Indonesian: barat
  • Interlingua: west
  • Italian: ovest , occidente , ponente
  • Japanese: 西 (にし, nishi)
  • Javanese: kulon , kilen
  • Korean: (seo, Hanja)
  • Latin: occidentalis
  • Manchu: wargi
  • Polish: zachód m
  • Portuguese: oeste m, ocidente m, poente m
  • Russian: запад (zapad)
  • Slovak: západ m
  • Spanish: oeste m
  • Swedish: väst , väster
  • Turkish: batı
  • Welsh: gorllewin "m"

See also

Adjective

west

  1. Towards the west ,
  2. westwards ,
  3. western,
  4. occidental

Translations

  • Basque: sartaldeko , mendebaleko
  • Breton: kornôg
  • Catalan: [[]]
  • Dutch: west, westelijk , westelijke
  • German: westlich
  • Esperanto: okcidenta
  • Finnish: läntinen
  • French: ouest m, occidental m
  • Frisian: west, westlik
  • German: westlich
  • Greek: δυτικά
  • Indonesian: [[]]
  • Interlingua: occidental, del west
  • Italian: occidentale
  • Japanese: [[]]
  • Polish: zachodni m, zachodnia f, zachodnie n
  • Portuguese: do oeste , ocidental m & f
  • Slovak: západný m, západná f západné n
  • Spanish: occidental
  • Swedish: västerut (1, 2), västlig (3), västerländsk (4)
  • Turkish: batı



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