Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A native or inhabitant of a western region.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Europe or the Western Hemisphere.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person belonging to the west, or to a western region; specifically , an inhabitant of the western part of the United States.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the west.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the
west of a region (or of the world as a whole).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
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Examples
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It exists in westerner countries too, and that's extremely odd.
MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Responsible for the Lack of Public Interest in Space Exploration? 2008
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After all, eastern Canada didn't have any problem helping name westerner Tommy Douglas as the Greatest Canadian.
question 2006
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I guess you're more of a "westerner" than a "southerner", (Arizona, right?) but I recommend trying votre main at okra.
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I guess you're more of a "westerner" than a "southerner", Arizona, right? but I recommend trying votre main at okra.
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Typical preconceived notion of a modern "westerner".
In Lithuania, Pre-Lent Carnival Has Anti-Jewish Overtones Howard M. Friedman 2008
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This 'westerner' had his hands on his hips and a face like thunder.
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I'm sure the 'westerner' was CIA/FBI.The 'central figure' to me was always the 'old man'.
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The designs of the characters are a mixed bag of sharply defined, appealing simplicity on the one hand, and offensive, badly drawn 'westerner' stereotypes on the other.
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The girls who show off to their friends that they've married a "white guy", or a "rich guy", or a "westerner", or a "convert".
Unique Muslimah Unique Muslimah 2008
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And Andrew Jackson was less a populist than a "westerner," with the "west" then being places like Tennessee.)
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