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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The western United States during the period of its settlement, especially with reference to its lawlessness.
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- proper noun The
western United States during the 19th-centuryera ofsettlement , commonly believed to belawless andunruly . - proper noun by extension A place or situation in which
disorderly behavior prevails, especially due to a lack ofregulatory oversight or aninadequate legal system .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the western United States during its frontier period
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Examples
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In my day, the Wild West was the Web, and our twentysomething job was to convince people to use it for everything.
a trip on the bricks 2007
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In my day, the Wild West was the Web, and our twentysomething job was to convince people to use it for everything.
a trip on the bricks 2007
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Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a 3rd person shooter delivering an intense team based multiplayer experience.
PS3Vault 2010
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Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a third person shooter delivering an intense team based multiplayer experience.
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Among us in the Golani, no one knew, and regarding our routine practices for opening fire, to call it the Wild West is a big understatement. "
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Among us in the Golani, no one knew, and regarding our routine practices for opening fire, to call it the Wild West is a big understatement. "
Lawrence of Cyberia 2009
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Among us in the Golani, no one knew, and regarding our routine practices for opening fire, to call it the Wild West is a big understatement. "
Lawrence of Cyberia 2009
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Among us in the Golani, no one knew, and regarding our routine practices for opening fire, to call it the Wild West is a big understatement. "
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They were also, like the brothels of the Wild West, frequently integrated.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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He also said that pre-Bono, Sting and Madonna, the West Side was more like the Wild West, a haven for Irish gangsters and heroin users.
Second-Story Daredevils Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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