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Definition of
west adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
west
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
wɛst
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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1
(
abbreviation
W.
,
W
)
in or toward the west
West Africa
the west coast of Scotland
2
a
west wind
blows from the west
compare
westerly
See
west
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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