West

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.

   “We used to live in the west of the country.”

2. isim The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. isim In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.

   “In two respects, however, the cathedral [of St. Mary's in Sydney, Australia] differs from English traditions: it is oriented north-south, not east-west; and its main entry is from the south (liturgical west) between the two towers, in the French manner.”

4. sıfat Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
5. sıfat Of wind: from the west.
6. sıfat Of or pertaining to the west; western.
7. sıfat From the West; occidental.
8. sıfat Designating, or situated in, the liturgical west, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the part containing the chancel.

   “Interior in 1925, (left) looking north to chancel and (right) looking south (to liturgical west end) It was on account of this connection that St James's became the clowns 'church', an annual clowns' service being held there ...”

9. zarf Towards the west; westwards.

   “This thoroughfare bears (to the) West.”

10. fiil To move to the west; (of the sun) to set.

    “Foure times his place he shifted hath in sight, / And twice has risen, where he now doth West, / And wested twice, where he ought rise aright.”

11. özel isim The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

    “The relationship between China and the West has worsened since U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this month against Beijing's wishes.”

12. özel isim The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).
13. özel isim The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.

    “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”

14. özel isim The Western Roman Empire, or its successors.
15. özel isim The part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the territories of the former Western Roman Empire, including the Roman Catholic Church and the churches of the Reformation.

    “I shall constantly reckon among the Saints those whom the Eastern Church, whether with or without the consent of the West, so accounts.”

16. özel isim A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
17. özel isim A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
18. özel isim An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
19. özel isim A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.
20. özel isim One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.
21. özel isim A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.
22. özel isim A surname from Middle English for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.

    “Kanye West took to social media to speak about mental health after a fan claimed that the rapper was “off his meds”.”