Western

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Western may refer to:

Common uses and meanings

• of the Western world, e.g. as in "Western society", "Western attitudes", etc.
• Western (genre), a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West
  • Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature
• Western music (North America), a type of American folk music

Places

• Western, Nebraska, United States, a village
• Western, New York, United States, a town
• Western Avenue (disambiguation), a list of roads sharing the same name

Art, entertainment, and media

• Western (film), a 1997 French road movie directed by Manuel Poirier
• Western Publishing, a defunct publishing company
• Westerns (EP), an EP by Pete Yorn

Educational institutions

• Western High School (disambiguation)
• Western University (Azerbaijan) in Baku, Azerbaijan
• Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States
• Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison, Colorado, United States
• Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, United States
• Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, United States
• University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada
• Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, United States
• Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, United States
  • Western Illinois University-Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois, a branch of WIU

Sport

• Western A.F.C., a football club from Christchurch, New Zealand
• Western Open, a professional golf tournament
• Westerns cricket team, cricket team in Zimbabwe

Transportation

• Western (airline), an airline founded in 2006
• Western (CTA Blue Line Congress branch station) a station in Chicago
• Western (CTA Blue Line O'Hare branch station), a station in Chicago
• Western (CTA Brown Line station), a station in Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Western (CTA Orange Line station) a station in Chicago
• Western (CTA Pink Line station), a station in Chicago
• Western Airlines, a defunct airline
• Western Express Air, a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona, United States
• British Rail Class 52 or Westerns, a class of locomotives

Other uses

• The Western, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, United States
• Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
• Western blot, an analytical technique to detect proteins
• Western Cartridge Company, a manufacturer of ammunition
• Western text-type, used in textual criticism of Greek New Testament manuscripts
• Denver sandwich or Western sandwich

See also

• Gharbia Governorate (Western Governorate in English), Egypt
• West (disambiguation)
• Western Area, Sierra Leone
• Western Division, Fiji
• Western Division, The Gambia
• Western Region (disambiguation)
• Western Suburbs (disambiguation)
• Weston (disambiguation)
• Wests (disambiguation)
• Zapadny (disambiguation)
• All articles with "Western" in the title