Old West
Old West proper noun: the western part of the United States during the 19th-century era of expansion and settlement.
Proper noun
the Old West
- The western part of the United States during the 19th-century era of expansion and settlement.
- It can well be imagined what disaster could descend upon a camping party in a wilderness such as the Old West, amidst the enemies which that wilderness supported.1918, Stewart Edward White, chapter 5, in The Forty-Niners
- In the Old West—anyway in the old westerns—morality and mechanics went gun-in-hand.2005 September 18, Richard Corliss, “Movies: Sticking to Their Guns”, in Time
Old West meaning in Indonesian
Old West in Indonesian
- western part of the United States
- Amerika barat, barat lama
Questions about Old West
- What does Old West mean?
- Old West means the western part of the United States during the 19th-century era of expansion and settlement.
- What is Old West in Indonesian?
- Old West in Indonesian is Amerika barat, barat lama. See Old West meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is Old West?
- Old West is a proper noun.
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