western United States

Definitions of western United States
  1. noun
    the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
    synonyms: West
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    examples:
    Wild West
    the western United States during its frontier period
    example of:
    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
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