1. (

• West ,
• Occident

) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America ;

2. (

• west ,
• due_west ,
• westward ,
• W

) the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees ;

3. (

• West ,
• western_United_States

) the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River ;

4. (

• west ,

) the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point ;

5. (

• West ,
• Rebecca_West ,
• Dame_Rebecca_West ,
• Cicily_Isabel_Fairfield

) British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) ;

6. (

• West ,
• Mae_West

) United States film actress (1892-1980) ;

7. (

• West ,
• Benjamin_West

) English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) ;

8. (

• west ,

) a location in the western part of a country, region, or city ;

1. (

• west

) situated in or facing or moving toward the west ;