Westen
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English translations
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west
Word details
- German meaning
- Der Westen ist eine der vier Himmelsrichtungen, in der die Sonne untergeht.
- English meaning
- The west is one of the four cardinal directions, where the sun sets.
- Synonym
- Okzident
- German example
- Die Sonne geht im Westen unter.
- English example
- The sun sets in the west.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Westen
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Westentasche
breast pocket
- Westentasche
pocket
- Nordwesten
Northwest
- Südwesten
southwest
- Westentasche
vest pocket
- Nordwesten
Northwest
- Südwesten
Southwest
- Ludwigsburger
Resident of Ludwigsburg
- Revolverheldin
Gunslinger (female)
- Windfahne
Weather vane
- Beryter
Beiruti
- Windrose
Wind rose
- Chicagoerin
Chicagoan (female)
- Schwimmweste
Life jacket
- Westküste
West coast
- Galizianer
Galician
- Savonette
Hunter-case pocket watch
- wehen
To blow
- untergehen
to sink
- verwestlichen
To westernize
- herbeiziehen
To approach
- westlich
Western means located in the west or relating to the west.
- nordwestlich
Northwest
- südwestlich
Southwest
- neuw
Like new
- New Yorker
New Yorker
- prowestlich
Pro-Western
- Western
A Western is a film or literature genre typically set in the American Old West.
- Weste
Vest
- Geisterstadt
Ghost town
- Berlinerin
A Berliner is a female person who was born in Berlin or lives there.
- Republikflüchtling
"Republikflüchtling" was a derogatory term used in the GDR for people who illegally left the GDR to flee to West Germany or other Western countries.
- Sprengstoffweste
An explosive vest is a vest fitted with explosives and a detonator to trigger an explosion.
- Himmelsrichtung
Cardinal direction
- Nordwest
Northwest
- Westmark
Westmark was a term for an area in western Germany, especially during the Nazi era.
- Ostfriese
East Frisian
- Südwest
southwest
- verwesen
To decompose, to decay
- Okzident
Occident
- new
New
- blaw
The term 'blaw' is not a common German word. It could be a typo, a regional term, or an abbreviation.
- graw
Greywacke
- West
West is one of the four cardinal directions and is opposite of East.
- Pfalz
Palatinate (region in Germany)
- Haupthimmelsrichtung
Cardinal direction
- Gila-Krustenechse
The Gila monster is a venomous lizard native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
- Laysanente
Laysan duck
Example sentences with “Westen”
Die Sonne geht im Westen unter. (The sun sets in the west.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Westen' masculine?
Yes, 'der Westen' is masculine.