Western
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Western is an adjective and is used to refer to things that are in the West. It also has a number of more specific meanings:
In geography and politics:
- Western world, a particular group of countries, also referred to as the Occident
- Western Canada, referring to British Columbia and the Prairie Provinces of Canada
- Western United States, referring to the Western portion of the United States, sometimes referred to as the "American West"
- Western, New York, a town in Oneida County, New York
In cultural history:
- Western culture, the culture that has developed in the Western world
In entertainment:
- Western (genre), a category of fiction centered on the American Old West, featured most prominently in film
- Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature
- Television Westerns, the Western genre as featured on television
In Molecular biology:
- Western blot, a method in molecular biology to detect a certain protein in a sample by using antibody specific to that protein
Educational institutions:
- In Canada:
- Western Technical-Commercial School in Toronto, Ontario
- University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario
- Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta
- In the United States:
- Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina
- Western College Program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
- Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut
- Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois
- Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison, Colorado
- Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan
- Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington
- In Azerbaijan:
- Western University in Baku
In finance:
In transportation:
- Western Airlines, a defunct airline
- Western (airline), a new, unrelated airline founded in 2006
- Western Express Air, a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona
In computing:
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