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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 1534
west
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Meanings
noun
- the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction.E.g. the evening sun glowed from the west
- the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.E.g. it will become windy in the west
- the player sitting to the right of North and partnering East.E.g. West butts in with a bid of three spades
adjective
- lying towards, near, or facing the west.E.g. the west coast
- of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants.E.g. West Africa
adverb
- to or towards the west.E.g. he faced west and watched the sunset
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