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westerns

westerns is the plural of western.

Meaning of western

Noun

western (plural westerns)

  1. A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
    Synonyms:
    horse opera, oater

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Noun capitalized: Westerns

Westerns

  1. (plural) plural of Western

Phrases with westerns

Questions about westerns

What is westerns the plural of?
Westerns is the plural of western.
What part of speech is westerns?
Westerns is a noun.

Words near westerns in the dictionary

  1. westernizing
  2. westernly
  3. westernmost
  4. Westernness
  5. Westernphile
  6. westerns
  7. westernwear
  8. westers
  9. Westerton
  10. Westerveld
  11. westerveldite

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