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western

From Wiktionary

Word parts

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west + -ern

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
western

Comparative
more western

Superlative
most western

Western is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. A western place is in or from the west of the place.
    Alberta is in Western Canada.
  2. A western idea or practice comes from Europe and North America.
    It's hard to explain fully why Western culture has been so successful.

Noun

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Singular
western

Plural
westerns

  1. (countable) A movie set in the historic American West.