Western
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The word western is an adjective used to refer to things that are in the West. It also has a number of more specific meanings:
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Geography and politics
- The Western world refers to a particular group of countries. See also: Occident
- Western culture refers to the culture that has developed in the Western world.
Entertainment
- The Western is a literary and dramatic genre found in books, films, paintings, and television and radio programs throughout the 20th century. It is characterized by its setting: the Old West of the United States, usually in the era c.1860–1900. For more specific articles, see:
- Western is sometimes synonymous with Country music, due to the older name Country and Western. This is sometimes used to refer to music with a more "cowboy" style.
Educational institutions
- Western is a nickname of the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada
- Western is a nickname for Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Western is the shortened form for the Western College Program.
Science
- A Western blot is a method in molecular biology to detect a certain protein in a sample by using antibody specific to that protein.
