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west

1. west \'west\ av [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG westar to the west and prob. to 
   L vesper e]vening, Gk hesperos : to, toward, or in the west : WESTWARD 
2. west aj 1: situated toward or at the west  2: coming from the west 
3. west n 1a: the general direction of sunset : the direction to the left 
   of one fa cing north 1b: the place on the horizon where the sun sets when 
   it is near one of the  equinoxes 1c: the cardinal point directly opposite 
   to east  cap  2: regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or 
   implied point o f orientation 3: the end of a church opposite the chancel