western united states
English Thesaurus
1. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River (noun.location)
| instance hyponym | : | wild west, |
| definition | : | the western United States during its frontier period (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | santa fe trail, |
| definition | : | a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | southwest, southwestern united states, |
| definition | : | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | west coast, |
| definition | : | the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California (noun.location) |
| attribute | : | western, |
| definition | : | of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | ghost town, |
| definition | : | a deserted settlement (especially in western United States) (noun.location) |
| domain member region | : | butte, |
| definition | : | a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | dry wash, wash, |
| definition | : | the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | sourdough, |
| definition | : | a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska) (noun.person) |
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