- in or towards the west
- West Africa
- the west coast of Scotland
- on the west side of the building
- Australia's west coast
- the museum's west wing
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- a west wind blows from the west
- prevailing west winds
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German west, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hesperos, Latin vesper ‘evening’.
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