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Definition of spaghetti western noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spaghetti western

noun
 
/spəˌɡeti ˈwestən/
 
/spəˌɡeti ˈwestərn/
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  1. a film about cowboys, made in Europe by Italian companies
    CultureSpaghetti westerns were made in the 1960s and 1970s. They often had complicated stories and contained a lot of violence. The first were directed by Sergio Leone (1929-89), including A Fistful of Dollars (1964). Several US actors, especially Clint Eastwood, first became famous by appearing in spaghetti westerns.
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